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, Brontë, Charlotte, chapter XVIII, in Jane Eyre:

     "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.

Synonyms

• (unsuitable for some particular purpose): inappropriate, unfit; see also Thesaurus:unsuitable
• (at an inconvenient or inappropriate time): ill-timed, untimely; see also Thesaurus:untimely

Antonyms

• (all): opportune
• (unsuitable for some particular purpose): appropriate, fitting; see also Thesaurus:suitable
• (at an inconvenient or inappropriate time): timely; see also Thesaurus:timely

Translations

unsuitable for some particular purpose

• Bulgarian: неподходящ (bg) (nepodhodjašt)
• Hungarian: alkalmatlan (hu)
• Portuguese: inoportuno (pt)

• Romanian: inoportun (ro) m or n

at an inconvenient or inappropriate time

• Bulgarian: ненавременен (bg) (nenavremenen)
• Greek: ανεπίκαιρος (el) (anepíkairos)
• 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

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French

Adjective

inopportune

1. feminine singular 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