inconvenient

adjective in·con·ve·nient \ ˌin-kən-ˈvē-nyənt \

Definition of inconvenient

:not convenient especially in giving trouble or annoyance :inopportune

an inconvenient time

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inconveniently

adverb

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Examples of inconvenient in a Sentence

The restaurant is in an inconvenient location.
the unexpected visitors showed up at an inconvenient time

Recent Examples of inconvenient from the Web

The inconvenient truth is the protesters had a permit.

— Cincinnati.com, "Column: A thing called hope," 30 Aug. 2017
Besides, many Indians, especially in the vast hinterlands, lack a bank account or have limited access to technology or the Internet, making digital payments inconvenient.

— anirban nag, Bloomberg.com, "Corruption Is Still a Problem Ten Months After India's Cash Ban," 27 Aug. 2017
For factional fanatics, the law may serve only as a vehicle for their interests; when the law is inconvenient, it should be ignored.

— fred bauer, National Review, "Rebuilding the Public Square after Charlottesville," 18 Aug. 2017
Telescopes tend to be big and bulky, which is inconvenient when trying to send them into space.

— avery thompson, Popular Mechanics, "First Results from Lockheed Martin's New Flat Telescope," 4 Aug. 2017
Confounding the battle lines was one inconvenient fact that everyone, black and white, could agree on: Until that Saturday morning a year ago, the soldier had stood guard almost entirely without controversy.

— the washington post, AL.com, "A police car damaged an Alabama Confederate monument and reopened a town's painful wounds," 20 July 2017
Corn is technically a grain (ugh, so inconvenient), so that's also out.

— audrey bruno, SELF, "13 Whole30-Approved Summer Barbecue Recipes," 29 June 2017
Or some songs come at the most inconvenient times while sitting on the toilet or driving in traffic.

— lisa deaderick, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Healing hearts and souls through her art," 24 June 2017
In these movies, disability is met with anger and frustration, the wish for death and ultimately, the fulfillment of that wish, sending the message that disabled bodies are inconvenient and not worth living in.

— keah brown, Harper's BAZAAR, "Disabled People Are Not an Inconvenience," 23 June 2017

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