inopportune

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(ĭn-ŏp'ər-tūn', -tyūn') pronunciation
adj.
Inappropriate or ill-timed; not opportune.

inopportunely in·op'por·tune'ly adv.
inopportuneness in·op'por·tune'ness n.

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adjective

    Not occurring at a favorable time: ill-timed, inconvenient, untimely. See time.

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adj

Definition: not appropriate or suitable
Antonyms: appropriate, auspicious, ok, opportune, suitable, timely

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Unsuitable or inconvenient.

pronunciation I suppose the calls of the stupid and curious, especially of newspaper reporters, are always inopportune. — Helen Keller (1880-1968), U.S. blind/deaf author, lecturer.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ubelejlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
ongelegen, niet gunstig

Français (French)
adj. - inopportun

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungelegen, unangebracht

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άκαιρος, ανεπίκαιρος, άτοπος

Italiano (Italian)
inopportuno

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inoportuno

Русский (Russian)
неуместный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inoportuno

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oläglig, olämplig, inopportun

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
失去时机的, 不适当的, 不合时机的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 失去時機的, 不適當的, 不合時機的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 시기를 놓친, 부적당한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 時機を失した, 不適当な, 時機を逸した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) في غير محله أو وقته‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שלא בעיתו, לא הולם, לא בזמן המתאים, לא בעונה‬


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