inconvenient

[in-kuhn-veen-yuhnt]

adjective

1. not easily accessible or at hand.

   The phone is in an inconvenient place.

2. inopportune; untimely.

   an inconvenient time for a visit.

3. not suiting one's needs or purposes.

   The house has an inconvenient floor plan.

   Synonyms: bothersome, awkward, annoying

inconvenient

/ -ˈviːnɪənt, ˌɪnkənˈviːnjənt /

adjective

1. not convenient; troublesome, awkward, or difficult

Other Word Forms

• inconveniently adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inconvenient¹

1325–75; Middle English < Latin inconvenient- (stem of inconveniēns ) not suiting. See in- ³, convenient

Example Sentences

A disabled doctor, who believes the NHS sees it as "too difficult or inconvenient" to give her support, has considered leaving.

From BBC

Ostensibly this censorship targets books with queer content but can easily be used to remove books that accurately depict American slavery, the Jim Crow era or any inconvenient truth, really.

From Salon

“This shows the double standards of our legal system, where corporations can profit from the immigrant workers their businesses depend on, yet wipe their hands clean when it becomes inconvenient,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Due process is inconvenient to their plans for mass deportation.”

From Los Angeles Times

Nowadays, real money walls itself off from the disgruntled 99% with compounds that, like Cliff House, are only accessible by inconvenient transport like ferries, helicopters or private planes.

From Salon

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