inconvenient
adjective
in·con·ve·nient
ˌin-kən-ˈvē-nyənt 
: not convenient especially in giving trouble or annoyance : inopportune
an inconvenient time
inconveniently
adverb
Examples of inconvenient in a Sentence
The restaurant is in an inconvenient location.
the unexpected visitors showed up at an inconvenient time
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That was the year that my uncle, catering director at Chicago’s Ritz-Carlton, took charge of the holiday festivities for a decades-long streak interrupted only by his brief (and somewhat inconvenient for the rest of the family) move to California.
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The rally is most inconvenient for foreign investors and strategists who remain on the sidelines/underweight China due to the US election.
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The inconvenient reality, however, is that the U.S. Senate is often where these policies go to die.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
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Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 1 Nov. 2024
The rally is most inconvenient for foreign investors and strategists who remain on the sidelines/underweight China due to the US election.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The comment seemed to subtly acknowledge an inconvenient truth: That everyone, everywhere had already seen the watch, when images of the Cubitus ad campaign in Fortune magazine leaked the weekend before the launch, drawing torrents of online criticism.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
The inconvenient reality, however, is that the U.S. Senate is often where these policies go to die.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Inconvenient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inconvenient. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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inconvenient
adjective
in·con·ve·nient
ˌin-kən-ˈvē-nyənt
: not convenient : causing difficulty, discomfort, or annoyance
an inconvenient delay
inconveniently
adverb
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