adj

inconvenient

adj

Causing difficulty, trouble, or discomfort; not suitable for one's needs.

"The meeting was scheduled at an inconvenient time for most of the team."

"It's inconvenient to live so far from public transport."

How to Use Inconvenient

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In plain EnglishNot convenient — awkward, badly timed, or troublesome.

Common pairings

inconvenient time highly inconvenient inconvenient truth

more inconvenient comparative, inconvenients plural, most inconvenient superlative

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The meeting was scheduled at an _____ time for most of the team.

From Middle French inconvenient, from Latin inconvenientem, from in- ("not") plus convenire ("to fit, be suitable").

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