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INOPPORTUNE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Not opportune

Example:

an inopportune visit

Classified under:

Adjectives

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)

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