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Webster 1913 Edition

Inconvenient

Inˊcon-ven′ient

,
Adj.
[L.
inconveniens
unbefitting: cf. F.
inconvénient
. See
In-
not, and
Convenient
.]
1.
Not becoming or suitable; unfit; inexpedient.
Syn. – Unsuitable; uncomfortable; disaccommodating; awkward; annoying; unseasonable; inopportune; incommodious; disadvantageous; troublesome; cumbersome; embarrassing; objectionable.

Webster 1828 Edition

Inconvenient

INCONVE'NIENT

,
Adj.
[L. supra.]
1.
Incommodious; unsuitable; disadvantageous; giving trouble or uneasiness; increasing the difficulty of progress or success; as an inconvenient dress or garment; an inconvenient house; inconvenient customs; an inconvenient arrangement of business.
2.
Unfit; unsuitable.

Definition 2025

inconvénient

inconvénient

See also: inconvenient

French

Noun

inconvénient m ‎(plural inconvénients)

  1. inconvenience
  2. drawback, disadvantage

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Etymology

in- +‎ convénient, or from Middle French inconvenient, a borrowing from Latin inconveniens, inconvenientem.

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