| ADJECTIVE | all | inappropriate | not suitable for a particular occasion etc |
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| all | inappropriate, incompatible, out or keeping, unfitting | not in keeping with what is correct or proper |
| Sounds | ih.nahprow'priyiht | |
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| Rhymes | acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht... | |
| Meaning | not suitable for a particular occasion etc. | |
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| Examples |
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| Attribute of | appropriateness | The quality of being specially suitable |
| Narrower | improper, wrong | not appropriate for a purpose or occasion |
| unbefitting | not befitting | |
| See also | improper | not suitable or right or appropriate |
| malapropos | Of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature | |
| Opposite | appropriate | Suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc |
| Spanish | inapropiado, inconveniente, inoportuno | |
| Catalan | inapropiat, inconvenient, inoportú | |
| Nouns | inappropriateness | the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting |
| inappropriateness | inappropriate conduct | |
| Adverbs | inappropriately | in an inappropriate manner |
| Meaning | not in keeping with what is correct or proper. | |
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| Example | "completely inappropriate behavior" | |
| Synonyms | incompatible, out or keeping, unfitting | |
| Broader | incongruous | lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness |
| Spanish | inapropiado, incompatible | |
| Nouns | inappropriateness, wrongness | inappropriate conduct |
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