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adjective
- 1. occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time: "a storm blew up at an inopportune moment"
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INOPPORTUNE definition: 1. happening or done at a time that is not suitable or convenient: 2. happening or done at a time…. Learn more.
The meaning of INOPPORTUNE is inconvenient, unseasonable. How to use inopportune in a sentence.
Inopportune definition: not opportune; inappropriate; inconvenient; untimely or unseasonable. See examples of INOPPORTUNE used in a sentence.
Define inopportune. inopportune synonyms, inopportune pronunciation, inopportune translation, English dictionary definition of inopportune. adj. Inappropriate or ill-timed; not opportune. in·op′por·tune′ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
adjective. not opportune. “arrived at a most inopportune hour” “an inopportune visit” synonyms: disadvantageous. constituting a disadvantage. ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely, wrong. badly timed. inconvenient. not conveniently timed. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Inopportune."
If you describe something as inopportune or if you say that it happens at an inopportune time, you mean that it happens at an unfortunate or unsuitable time, and causes trouble or embarrassment because of this.
INOPPORTUNE meaning: 1. happening or done at a time that is not suitable or convenient: 2. happening or done at a time…. Learn more.
Definition of inopportune adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Not opportune; coming or happening at a poor time; not appropriate. Webster's New World. At an inconvenient or inappropriate time. The inopportune arrival of the bus cut short the interesting conversation. Wiktionary. Unsuitable for some particular purpose. That was a most inopportune spot for a picnic. Wiktionary. Synonyms: contrary. unsuitable.
inopportune. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English in‧op‧por‧tune /ɪnˈɒpətjuːn $ ˌɪnɑːpərˈtuːn / adjective formal 1 an inopportune moment or time is not suitable or good for something OPP opportune I’m afraid you’ve called at rather an inopportune moment. 2 happening at an unsuitable or bad time an inopportune ...
