Inconvenient

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inconvenient \In`con*ven"ient\, a. [L. inconveniens unbefitting:
     cf. F. inconv['e]nient. See {In-} not, and {Convenient}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Not becoming or suitable; unfit; inexpedient.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. Not convenient; giving trouble, uneasiness, or annoyance;
        hindering progress or success; uncomfortable;
        disadvantageous; incommodious; inopportune; as, an
        inconvenient house, garment, arrangement, or time.
  
     Syn: Unsuitable; uncomfortable; disaccommodating; awkward;
          annoying; unseasonable; inopportune; incommodious;
          disadvantageous; troublesome; cumbersome; embarrassing;
          objectionable.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  inconvenient
       adj 1: not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs; "it is
              inconvenient not to have a telephone in the kitchen";
              "the back hall is an inconvenient place for the
              telephone" [ant: {convenient}]
       2: not conveniently timed; "an early departure is inconvenient
          for us"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  69 Moby Thesaurus words for "inconvenient":
     annoying, awkward, bothersome, bulky, burdensome, clumsy, contrary,
     crosswise, cumbersome, detrimental, disadvantageous, discommodious,
     disturbing, embarrassing, hulking, hulky, ill-considered,
     ill-seasoned, ill-timed, impractical, improper, inappropriate,
     inauspicious, incommodious, inexpedient, infelicitous, inopportune,
     intempestive, intrusive, irksome, irrelevant, irritating, late,
     mal a propos, malapropos, mistimed, off base, onerous, out of line,
     out of phase, out of time, perverse, pestiferous, ponderous,
     prejudicial, premature, too late, too soon, troublesome,
     unbefitting, unfavorable, unfit, unfitting, unfortunate, unhandy,
     unhappy, unlucky, unmanageable, unpropitious, unready, unripe,
     unseasonable, unsettling, unsuitable, untimely, untoward, unwieldy,
     upsetting, wrong