malapropos
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mal·a·pro·pos
(măl′ăp-rə-pō′)adj.
Out of place; inappropriate.
adv.
In an inappropriate or inopportune manner.
[French mal à propos : mal, badly + à propos, to the purpose; see apropos.]
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malapropos
(ˌmælæprəˈpəʊ)adj
of an inappropriate or misapplied nature or kind
adv
in an inappropriate way or manner
n
something inopportune or inappropriate
[C17: from French mal à propos not to the purpose]
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mal•ap•ro•pos
(ˌmæl æp rəˈpoʊ)adj.
1. inappropriate; inopportune: a malapropos remark.
adv. 2. inappropriately; inopportunely.
[1660–70; < French mal à propos badly (suited) to the purpose]
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Adj. 1. malapropos - of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature
inappropriate - not suitable for a particular occasion etc; "noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"; "inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"; "put inappropriate pressure on them"
apropos - of an appropriate or pertinent nature
Adv. 1. [画像:malapropos - at an inconvenient time]malapropos - at an inconvenient time; "he arrived inopportunely just as we sat down for dinner"; "she answered malapropos"
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malapropos
adjectiveNot suited to circumstances:
improper, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, inept, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, unfit, unseemly, unsuitable.
Idiom: out of place.
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