'Inconvenient' definitions:
Definition of 'inconvenient'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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]
adjective
Not conveniently timed; "an early departure is inconvenient for us"
Definition of 'Inconvenient'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'inconvenient'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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