inopportun
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Late Latin inopportūnus. By surface analysis, in- + opportun.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
inopportun (feminine inopportune, masculine plural inopportuns, feminine plural inopportunes)
- untimely
- Antonym: opportun
- inopportune
- inappropriate
Usage notes[edit]
- Not to be confused with importun.
Further reading[edit]
- “inopportun”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.