Both Uses of
opportune
in
The Color of Water
- During the rare, inopportune social moments when I found myself squeezed between black and white, I fled to the black side,
Chpt 25 *inopportune = bad circumstancesstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in inopportune means not and reverses the meaning of opportune. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- It was the only time I could write, away from white reporters, black reporters, away from the synergy of black and white that was already simmering inside my soul, ready to burst out at the most inopportune moments.†
Chpt 25
Definition:
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(opportune) favorable circumstances for a particular purpose -- especially the circumstance of good timing