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inappropriate

[ in-uh-proh-pree-it ]

/ ˌɪn əˈproʊ pri ɪt /

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adjective

not appropriate; not proper or suitable: an inappropriate dress for the occasion.

Origin of inappropriate

First recorded in 1795–1805; in-³ + appropriate

SYNONYMS FOR inappropriate

improper, unsuitable, inapt, unfitting.

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OTHER WORDS FROM inappropriate

in·ap·pro·pri·ate·ly, adverb in·ap·pro·pri·ate·ness, noun

Words nearby inappropriate

inappreciable, inappreciative, inapprehension, inapprehensive, inapproachable, inappropriate, inapt, inaptitude, inarch, inarguable, inari

Example sentences from the Web for inappropriate

To the uninitiated, this might smack of poor taste and inappropriate timing.

In One Corner of Syria, Christmas Spirit Somehow Manages to Survive |Peter Schwartzstein |December 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I did so, and he explained that he did not mean to be inappropriate and he was sorry if I was offended.

‘I Saved My Friend From Bill Cosby’ |Lloyd Grove |December 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Private schools have a way of being a magnet for scandals for the creepy, inappropriate adults who run them.

Headmasters Behaving Badly |Emily Shire |November 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
As I said, it is not inappropriate to think of death at this time.

Joseph Campbell on the Roots of Halloween |Joseph Campbell |October 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Osorio was eventually fired in 2005, after sending an email to HR regarding Scott's inappropriate behavior.

It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine |Alex Suskind |October 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A few words in regard to the Log-Book may not be inappropriate.

Log-book of Timothy Boardman |Samuel W Boardman
The people of Newport, moreover, is resolved to live up to its inappropriate environment.

American Sketches |Charles Whibley
These exclamations were naïve and inappropriate even for that time.

History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) |Adolph Harnack
For a descendant of du Guesclin the coiffeur's son would, however, have been as inappropriate as was the notary.

A Childhood in Brittany Eighty Years Ago |Anne Douglas Sedgwick
Such an advice would be inappropriate when persecution was asleep, and when no enemy was giving disturbance.

The Ignatian Epistles Entirely Spurious |William Dool Killen

British Dictionary definitions for inappropriate

inappropriate

/ (ˌɪnəˈprəʊprɪɪt) /

adjective

not fitting or appropriate; unsuitable or untimely

Derived forms of inappropriate

inappropriately, adverb inappropriateness, noun