inconvenient

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

|Updated on: 10 Aug 2018

Examples: inconvenient in a Sentence

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

But the only way to dispute these tickets is to do so in court, which is inconvenient at best, and impossible for many people.

— ian bogost, The Atlantic, "Driving Without a Smartphone," 10 July 2018
The book reaches its final crescendo when a Texas senator is emasculated by Martians and discovered by his intern, who starts to broadcast this inconvenient truth.

— yu-yun hsieh, New York Times, "Familiar Tales Remixed, at the Hands of a Postmodern Master," 27 Apr. 2018
These are a couple examples and all are inconvenient.

— mike anthony, courant.com, "Mike Anthony: UConn Road Show One Piece In Complicated And Challenging Financial Puzzle," 7 June 2018
Those injections can be painful — and inconvenient.

— justin chen, STAT, "With new advances, scientists and drug makers reach for ‘holy grail’ of diabetes treatment," 25 June 2018
Charging regularly on 120v household current is too inconvenient.

— mark phelan, Detroit Free Press, "Review: Electric 2018 Nissan Leaf energized by value and range," 7 June 2018
Having blurry vision can range from being slightly inconvenient to pretty panic-inducing.

— korin miller, SELF, "6 Weird Reasons Your Vision Is Blurry," 4 May 2018
The men and women who own the NFL franchises are deep in that inconvenient truth right now, as President Donald Trump disinvited the Philadelphia Eagles to a White House celebration of their Super Bowl championship.

— sam mellinger, kansascity, "Mellinger Minutes: Trump kicks the NFL, Chiefs fans are cocky (?) and Mahomes' endorsements," 5 June 2018
Walk through the grand archway, however, and an inconvenient truth emerges: the oldest Chinatown in Europe appears to be on its last legs.

— The Economist, "Europe’s oldest Chinatown fights for survival," 31 May 2018

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