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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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Dictionary Entry

inopportune

Part of Speech: adjective

Unsuitable for some particular purpose

In a Sentence

“That was a most inopportune spot for a picnic.”

Origin

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Common Phrases

time inopportunemoment inopportune. inopportunetimes inopportunemoments inopportune
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Synonyms

ill-timeduntimelyinappropriateunfitwronginconvenient

Antonyms

opportunetimelyappropriatefitting

Related Words

unseasonableill timedimproperunsuitable

Poetry examples for “inopportune”

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