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BNC: 33741 COCA: 28929

inopportune

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inopportune /ɪnˌɑːpɚˈtuːn/ Brit /ɪnˈɒpəˌtjuːn/ adjective
inopportune
/ɪnˌɑːpɚˈtuːn/ Brit /ɪnˈɒpəˌtjuːn/
adjective
Learner's definition of INOPPORTUNE
[more inopportune; most inopportune]
: not suitable or right for a particular situation : inconvenient不合适的;不方便的
: done or happening at the wrong time不合时宜的;不合时机的

— inopportunely

adverb
BNC: 33741 COCA: 28929

inopportune

adjective

in·​op·​por·​tune (ˌ)in-ˌä-pər-ˈtün How to pronounce inopportune (audio)
-ˈtyün
inopportunely adverb
inopportuneness noun

Example Sentences

He always shows up at the most inopportune times. an inopportune sale of stocks
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Word History

Etymology

Latin inopportunus, from in- + opportunus opportune

First Known Use

circa 1507, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inopportune was circa 1507
BNC: 33741 COCA: 28929

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