inopportune

English

Etymology

in- +‎ opportune.

Adjective

inopportune (comparative more inopportune, superlative most inopportune)

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."
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)
Portuguese: inoportuno (pt)

Romanian: inoportun (ro) m or n

at an inconvenient or inappropriate time

Hungarian: alkalmatlan (hu)
Macedonian: незгоден m (nezgoden)

Portuguese: inoportuno (pt)
Romanian: neoportun (ro) m or n, inoportun (ro) m or n

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Japanese: ^{(please verify)} ainiku no

French

Adjective

inopportune

feminine singular of inopportun

Italian

Adjective

inopportune f pl

feminine plural of inopportuno

Latin

Adjective

inopportūne

vocative masculine singular of inopportūnus

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