inappropriate
1. not suitable for a particular occasion etc (Freq. 2) - noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness - inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach - put inappropriate pressure on them • Ant: appropriate • Similar to: unbefitting, improper, wrong • See Also: improper, malapropos • Derivationally related forms: inappropriateness • Attrubites: appropriateness 2. not in keeping with what is correct or proper - completely inappropriate behavior • Syn: incompatible, out or keeping, unfitting • Similar to: incongruous • Derivationally related forms: inappropriateness
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