Writers often employ "incommodious" to evoke a sense of discomfort or clumsiness in physical spaces and arrangements. It appears when describing cramped houses or public spaces that feel ill-suited to their purpose, as when a modest dwelling is depicted as both confining and overcrowded [1][2][3]. The term also finds its way into portrayals of transportation or seating that, by design, impose physical discomfort—from a narrow gondola likened to a hearse [4] to a chair that leaves its sitter with aching limbs [5]. Beyond literal spaces, authors use "incommodious" metaphorically to comment on social or organizational arrangements that are awkwardly constructed or unsuitable, enhancing the overall atmosphere of unease in the narrative [6][7][8].