inopportune
/ˌɪ.nɒ.pəɹˈtjuːn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Unsuitable for some particular purpose.
adj
Happening/occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time.
Example Sentences
- "That was a most inopportune spot for a picnic."
- ""It appears I come at an inopportune time, madam," said he, "when my friend, Mr. Rochester, is from home; but I arrive from a very long journey, and I think I may presume so far on old and intimate acquaintance as to install myself here till he returns.""
- "The inopportune arrival of the bus cut short the interesting conversation."
- "The object is to keep the yard operators apprised of main-line movements, so that they do not plan to occupy the main lines with activity into or out of the yard at an inopportune juncture."
Etymology
From Latin inopportūnus. By surface analysis, in- + opportune.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: inopportūnus
Inflected Forms
more inopportune (comparative)
most inopportune (superlative)