"incommodious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more incommodious [comparative], most incommodious [superlative]
Etymology: From in- + commodious. Compare Latin incommodus. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|commodious}} in- + commodious, {{cog|la|incommodus}} Latin incommodus Head templates: {{en-adj}} incommodious (comparative more incommodious, superlative most incommodious)
  1. (of a place) Uncomfortable or inhospitable, especially due to being cramped or small, narrow, etc.
    Sense id: en-incommodious-en-adj-Z31PxoWS
  2. Discomforting, inconvenient, or disagreeable. Synonyms: troublesome, annoying, incommode [obsolete] Translations (discomforting, inconvenient, or unsuitable): неудобен (neudoben) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-incommodious-en-adj-t5-Wu0lv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 46 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 17 46 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 73 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 76 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 85 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 80 12 Disambiguation of 'discomforting, inconvenient, or unsuitable': 4 86 9
  3. (obsolete, of a person) Troublesome; difficult to deal with. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-incommodious-en-adj-EhHYDHlv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: incommodiously, incommodiousness Related terms: incommode [verb], incommodity

Alternative forms

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