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convenient

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Convenient \Con*ven"ient\ (?; 277), a. [L. conveniens, -entis,
   suitable, p. pr. of convenire to be suitable, to come. See
   {Convene}, v. i.]
   1. Fit or adapted; suitable; proper; becoming; appropriate.
      [Archaic]

            Feed me with food convenient for me.  --Prov. xxx.
                                                  8.

            Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor
            jesting, which are not convenient.    --Eph. v. 4.

   2. Affording accommodation or advantage; well adapted to use;
      handly; as, a convenient house; convenient implements or
      tools.

   3. Seasonable; timely; opportune; as, a convenient occasion;
      a convenient season. --Acts xxiv. 25.

   4. Near at hand; easy of access. [Colloq.]

            Hereties used to be brought thither, convenient for
            burning.                              --Thackeray.

   Syn: Fit; suitable; proper; adapted; fitted; suited; handly;
        commodious.

Source : WordNet®

convenient
     adj 1: suited to your comfort or purpose or needs; "a convenient
            excuse for not going" [ant: {inconvenient}]
     2: easy to reach; "found a handy spot for the can opener" [syn:
         {handy}, {ready to hand(p)}]
     3: large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense); "a
        commodious harbor"; "a commodious building suitable for
        conventions" [syn: {commodious}] [ant: {incommodious}]
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