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Definition inopportune in British English

inopportune adjective

adjective
/ɪnˈɒpə(r)ˌtjuːn/
1

an inopportune time or moment is not convenient, suitable, or right

Example

unwelcome guests who insist on turning up at the most inopportune times

Synonyms and related words
unsuitable inappropriate inconvenient
1.1

happening at a time that is not convenient, suitable, or right

Example

Publication of the letter had been inopportune.

Synonyms and related words
unsuitable inappropriate inconvenient
Definition inopportune in British English