01 n. The quality or condition of being inconvenient; lack of convenience; unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpediency; awkwardness; as, the inconven…
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The quality or condition of being inconvenient; lack of convenience; unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpediency; awkwardness; as, the inconvenience of the arrangement.“They plead against the inconvenience, not the unlawfulness, . . . of ceremonies in burial.” — Hooker.
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That which gives trouble, embarrassment, or uneasiness; disadvantage; anything that disturbs quiet, impedes prosperity, or increases the difficulty of action or success; as, one inconvenience of life is poverty.“A place upon the top of Mount Athos above all clouds of rain, or other inconvenience.” — Sir W. Raleigh.“Man is liable to a great many inconveniences.” — Tillotson.