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Webster 1913 Edition


Convenient

Con-ven′ient

(?; 277)
,
Adj.
[L.
conveniens
,
-entis
, suitable, p. pr. of
convenire
to be suitable, to come. See
Convene
,
Verb.
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.]
Syn. – Fit; suitable; proper; adapted; fitted; suited; handly; commodious.

Webster 1828 Edition


Convenient

CONVENIENT

,
Adj.
Fit; suitable; proper; adapted to use or to wants; commodious; followed by to or for; usually by for.
Some arts are peculiarly convenient to particular nations.
Feed me with food convenient for me. Proverbs 30.