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convenient

 
/kənˈvin·jənt/ adj

Definition

suitable for your purposes and causing no difficulty for your schedule or plans: Would 3 o’clock be a convenient time to meet? I shop here because it’s convenient. Convenient can also mean helpful to you but not completely honest: Both men suffered convenient lapses of memory while testifying. conveniently
 
/kənˈvin·jənt·li/ adv
Our house is conveniently located near the station.
(Definition of convenient adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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