Hypertext Webster Gateway: "inconvenient"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inconvenient \In`con*ven"ient\, a. [L. inconveniens unbefitting:
cf. F. inconv['e]nient. See {In-} not, and {Convenient}.]
1. Not becoming or suitable; unfit; inexpedient.
2. Not convenient; giving trouble, uneasiness, or annoyance;
hindering progress or success; uncomfortable;
disadvantageous; incommodious; inopportune; as, an
inconvenient house, garment, arrangement, or time.
Syn: Unsuitable; uncomfortable; disaccommodating; awkward;
unseasonable; inopportune; incommodious;
disadvantageous; troublesome; cumbersome; embarrassing;
objectionable.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
inconvenient
adj 1: not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs; "it is
inconvenient not to have a telephone in the kitchen";
"the back hall is an inconvenient place for the
telephone" [ant: {convenient}]
2: not conveniently timed; "an early departure is inconvenient
for us"
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