| NOUN | attribute | inappropriateness, wrongness | inappropriate conduct |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | inappropriateness, unworthiness | the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting |
| Meaning | inappropriate conduct. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | wrongness | |
| Broader | impropriety, improperness | An improper demeanor |
| Opposite | appropriateness, rightness | Appropriate conduct |
| Spanish | inoportunidad, inprocedencia | |
| Adjectives | inappropriate | not suitable for a particular occasion etc |
| inappropriate | not in keeping with what is correct or proper | |
| Meaning | The quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he retracted nothing that he had said about the inappropriateness of either a corporeal God or a God who is a person" | |
| Synonym | unworthiness | |
| Narrower | inaptness, inappositeness | Inappropriateness |
| infelicity | inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression) | |
| Broader | unsuitability, unsuitableness, ineptness | The quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose |
| Opposite | appropriateness | The quality of being specially suitable |
| Spanish | impropiedad | |
| Catalan | impropietat | |
| Adjectives | inappropriate | not suitable for a particular occasion etc |
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