HyperDic: inopportune

English > 1 sense of the word inopportune:
ADJECTIVEallinopportunenot opportune
inopportune > pronunciation
Soundsihnaa.pertuw'n
Rhymesafternoon ... Witherspoon: 64 rhymes with uwn...
English > inopportune: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningnot opportune.
Examples
  • "arrived at a most inopportune hour"
  • "an inopportune visit"
Narrowerill-timed, unseasonable, untimely, wrongBadly timed
inconvenientnot conveniently timed
See alsodisadvantageous, unfavorable, unfavourableconstituting a disadvantage
OppositeopportuneSuitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose
Spanishimportuno, inoportuno
Catalaninoportú
Nounsinopportunenessthe quality of occurring at an inconvenient time
Adverbsinopportunelyat an inconvenient time

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