Incommodious

Incommodious
Incommodious In`com*mo"di*ous, a. [Pref. in- not + commodious: cf. LL. incommodious, L. incommodus, F. incommode.] Tending to incommode; not commodious; not affording ease or advantage; unsuitable; giving trouble; inconvenient; annoying; as, an incommodious seat; an incommodious arrangement. -- {In`com*mo"di*ous*ly}, adv. -- {In`com*mo"di*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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  • incommodious — index undesirable, unsuitable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • incommodious — (adj.) 1550s, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + COMMODIOUS (Cf. commodious). Related: Incommodiously. A verb, incommode, is attested from late 16c …   Etymology dictionary

  • incommodious — [in΄kə mō′dē əs] adj. [ IN 2 + COMMODIOUS] 1. causing inconvenience; uncomfortable; troublesome 2. inconveniently small, narrow, etc. incommodiously adv. incommodiousness n …   English World dictionary

  • incommodious — adjective Date: 1551 not commodious ; inconvenient < could sleep in the most incommodious places > • incommodiously adverb • incommodiousness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • incommodious — incommodiously, adv. incommodiousness, n. /in keuh moh dee euhs/, adj. inconvenient, as not affording sufficient space or room; uncomfortable: incommodious hotel accommodations. [1545 55; IN 3 + COMMODIOUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • incommodious — adjective uncomfortable or inconvenient …   Wiktionary

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  • incommodious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. uncomfortable, troublesome, inconvenient, cramped; see awkward 2 , disturbing . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Causing difficulty, trouble, or discomfort: difficult, inconvenient, troublesome. See COMFORT …   English dictionary for students

  • incommodious —   …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • incommodious — in·com mo·di·ous || ‚ɪŋkÉ™ məʊdɪəs adj. uncomfortable, not convenient, not spacious enough …   English contemporary dictionary

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