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inconvenient
/ˌɪnkənˈvinjənt//ˌinkənˈvēnyənt/
adjective
Causing trouble, difficulties, or discomfort.
Origin
Late
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘incongruous’ or ‘unsuitable’):
via Old French from Latin inconvenient-, from in- ‘not’ + convenient-
‘agreeing, fitting’ (see convenient). Current senses date from the mid
17th century.
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Trips to get meds at the pharmacy are merely inconvenient when compared to an onerous trip around the hospital floor with a saline drip.
