inconvenient
adjective/ˌɪnkənˈviːniənt/
/ˌɪnkənˈviːniənt/
- causing trouble or problems, especially in connection with what you need or would like yourself
- an inconvenient time/place
- That’s most inconvenient for me. I’m working that weekend.
Extra Examples- She called at a most inconvenient time.
- This is a time of the evening that is inconvenient to many viewers.
- Would this afternoon be inconvenient for you?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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Word Originlate Middle English (originally in the sense ‘incongruous’ or ‘unsuitable’): via Old French from Latin inconvenient-, from in- ‘not’ + convenient- ‘agreeing, fitting’ (from the verb convenire ‘assemble, agree, fit’, from con- ‘together’ + venire ‘come’). Current senses date from the mid 17th cent.Want to learn more?
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