inconvenient

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled ill-conwenient

US /ˌɪnkənˈviːnjənt/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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adj
Causing trouble, difficulty, or discomfort; not suiting your needs or plans.

It is inconvenient not to have a phone in the kitchen.
2

adj
Happening at a time that is not suitable.

An early departure is inconvenient for us.

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Forms inconveniently

Related forms inconvenienceinconveniently

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inconvenient place
A location that is awkward to reach, use, or arrange activities around.

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French inconvenient, from Latin inconvenientem.

inconvenient Middle French inconveniens Latin

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