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Definition of "inopportune" []

  • Inappropriate or ill-timed; not opportune. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "inopportune" in a sentence
  • ""We competed well tonight but we turned the ball over in inopportune times," Magic coach Johnny Davis said."
  • "His presence in Miss Moore's house at a time so inopportune is unexplained."
  • "I’m sure every person on this earth has at one time or another experienced a moment of discomfort even in inopportune moments in public."
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