Meaning

2 senses
  1. Unsuitable for some particular purpose.

    That was a most inopportune spot for a picnic.

    ungeeignet, unpassend

    недоре́чнийnedoréčnyj

  2. Happening/occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time.

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

    ungelegen, unpassend

    недоре́чнийnedoréčnyj, несвоєча́снийnesvoječásnyj

More definitions
  • not opportune

Examples

14 sentences
  1. Tom came at an inopportune time.

    deTom kam zu einer schlechten Zeit. — dannylow

  2. He came at an inopportune time.

    deEr kam zu einem ungünstigen Zeitpunkt. — wolfgangth

  3. He arrived at an inopportune moment.

  4. The cat walked in at an inopportune time.

  5. A guest at an inopportune time is a heavy burden.

    deEin Gast zur Unzeit ist eine schwere Last. — al_ex_an_der

Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
unsuitable for some particular purpose:
at an inconvenient or inappropriate time:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
unsuitable for some particular purpose:
at an inconvenient or inappropriate time:

Origin

From Latin inopportūnus. By surface analysis, in- + opportune.

From Latin inopportūnus. By surface analysis, in- + opportune.

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Forms

more inopportune, most inopportune
Comparativemore inopportune Lesson
Superlativemost inopportune Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
unsuitable for some particular purpose:inappropriate
at an inconvenient or inappropriate time:ill-timed

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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