English

Adjective

inopportune ‎(comparative more inopportune, superlative most inopportune)

1. 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."

2. at an inconvenient or inappropriate time

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

Antonyms

• opportune

Translations

French

Adjective

inopportune

1. feminine singular of inopportun

Italian

Adjective

inopportune f pl

1. feminine plural of inopportuno

Latin

Adjective

inopportūne

1. vocative masculine singular of inopportūnus