inopportune

English

Etymology

in- +‎ opportune.

Adjective

inopportune (comparative more inopportune, superlative most inopportune)

1. unsuitable for some particular purpose

   That was a most inopportune spot for a picnic.

   • 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII

     "It appears I come at an inopportune time, madam," said he, "when my friend, Mr. Rochester, is from home; but I arrive from a very long journey, and I think I may presume so far on old and intimate acquaintance as to install myself here till he returns."

2. at an inconvenient or inappropriate time

   The inopportune arrival of the bus cut short the interesting conversation.

Antonyms

• opportune

Translations

unsuitable for some particular purpose

• Hungarian: alkalmatlan (hu)

• Romanian: inoportun (ro) m and n

at an inconvenient or inappropriate time

• Hungarian: alkalmatlan (hu)

• Romanian: neoportun (ro) m and n, inoportun (ro) m and n

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• Japanese: ainiku no

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French

Adjective

inopportune f

1. feminine form of inopportun

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Italian

Adjective

inopportune f pl

1. feminine plural of inopportuno

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Latin

Adjective

inopportūne

1. vocative masculine singular of inopportūnus