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Definition of: convenient
(kən·vēn′yənt) adjective
1. Conducive to comfort or ease; serviceable; suitable; commodious; favorable; timely.
2. Near at hand; handy.
3. Obs. Of a fit character or quality. [<L conveniens, -entis, ppr. of convenire. See CONVENE.]
—con·ven′ient·ly adverb Synonyms: adapted, commodious, favorable, fit, fitted, handy, helpful, opportune, proper, seasonable, suitable, suited, useful. See COMFORTABLE, EXPEDIENT, GOOD. Antonyms: awkward, clumsy, inconvenient, superfluous, unhandy, unmanageable, unseasonable, useless.
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