inopportune

in·op·por·tune (

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adj.

Inappropriate or ill-timed; not opportune.

in·oppor·tunely adv.

in·oppor·tuneness n.

inopportune [ɪnˈɒpəˌtjuːn]

adj

not opportune; inappropriate or badly timed

inopportunely adv

inopportuneness , inopportunity n

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Adj.

inopportune - not opportune; "arrived at a most inopportune hour"; "an inopportune visit"

disadvantageous - constituting a disadvantage

opportune - suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose; "an opportune place to make camp"; "an opportune arrival"

inopportune

adjective inconvenient, unfortunate, inappropriate, unsuitable, untimely, unfavourable, mistimed, inauspicious, ill-timed, ill-chosen, unseasonable, unpropitious, malapropos The dismissals came at an inopportune time.
timely, appropriate, convenient, suitable, fortunate, favourable, auspicious, well-timed, opportune, seasonable

Translations

inopportune [ɪnˈɒpətjuːn] ADJ → inoportuno

inopportune [ɪnˈɒpə^rtjuːn] adj → inopportun(e)

inopportune

adj → inopportun; demand, visit, resignation, moment also → ungelegen; words → unpassend, nicht angebracht; to be inopportune → ungelegen or zur Unzeit kommen; it’s very inopportune that … → es kommt sehr ungelegen, dass …

inopportune [ɪnˈɒpətjuːn] adj → inopportuno/a

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adverse
appropriate
APT
awkward
disadvantageous
ill-timed
Importunely
Importuner
improper
inconvenient
malapropos
mistimed
opportune
Out of season
premature
ripe
suitable
timely
unfavourable

Nothing indeed could have happened so very inopportune as this accident; the most wanton malice of fortune could not have contrived such another stratagem to confound the poor fellow, while he was so triumphantly descanting on the good morals inculcated by his exhibitions.

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context

"We all," the Duchess continued, "look upon your husband's arrival as inopportune and unfortunate.

The Yellow Crayon by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context

But that perversity, which all children have more or less of, and of which little Pearl had a tenfold portion, now, at the most inopportune moment, took thorough possession of her, and closed her lips, or impelled her to speak words amiss.

The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context

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