/ English Dictionary |
INOPPORTUNE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
an inopportune visit
Classified under:
Similar:
ill-timed; unseasonable; untimely; wrong (badly timed)
inconvenient (not conveniently timed)
Also:
disadvantageous; unfavorable; unfavourable (involving or creating circumstances detrimental to success or effectiveness)
Antonym:
opportune (suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose)
Derivation:
inopportuneness (the quality of occurring at an inconvenient time)