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inconvenient
[ in-kuhn-veen-yuhnt ]
adjective
- not easily accessible or at hand:
The phone is in an inconvenient place.
- inopportune; untimely:
an inconvenient time for a visit.
- not suiting one's needs or purposes:
The house has an inconvenient floor plan.
Synonyms: , ,
inconvenient
/ -ˈviːnɪənt; ˌɪnkənˈviːnjənt /
adjective
- not convenient; troublesome, awkward, or difficult
Derived Forms
- ˌԳDzˈԾԳٱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- cDz·iԳ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of inconvenient1
Example Sentences
In the case of immigrants, some Democrats decided to just do the right thing — to not just abandon an inconvenient category of human beings — while noting that the rule of law benefits all.
“Our obligation is to pursue the truth, even when it is inconvenient.”
That may be inconvenient, especially if you want to stash the funds in a savings account or use it to pay off another loan or credit card balance.
That stipulation isn’t uncommon among New York apartment buildings like the fancy Manhattan co-op Iris lives in, but that doesn’t make it any less inconvenient for her.
"The targeting of Ballal is not just an attack on one filmmaker - it is an attack on all those who dare to bear witness and tell inconvenient truths," the letter said.
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