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in·ap·pro·pri·ate  (n-prpr-t)
adj.
Unsuitable or improper.

inap·propri·ate·ly adv.
inap·propri·ate·ness n.

inappropriate [ˌɪnəˈprəʊprɪɪt]
adj
not fitting or appropriate; unsuitable or untimely
inappropriately  adv
inappropriateness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.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"
malapropos - of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature
improper - not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"; "improper attire for the golf course"
appropriate - suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"
2.inappropriateinappropriate - not in keeping with what is correct or proper; "completely inappropriate behavior"
incongruous - lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation"

inappropriate
adjective
1. unsuitable, unacceptable, unfit, unfitting, incompatible, ineligible, unsuited, ill-fitted, ill-suited Some clients had been sold inappropriate polices.
unsuitable timely, becoming, seemly, fitting, appropriate, suitable, proper, congruous
Translations
inappropriate [ˌɪnəˈprəʊprɪɪt] ADJ [action, punishment, treatment] → inadecuado, poco apropiado; [word, phrase] → inoportuno; [behaviour] → impropio

inappropriate [ˌɪnəˈprəʊpriət] adj
(= unsuitable) [thing, product] → qui n'est pas adapté(e)
to be inappropriate to sb's needs → ne pas être adapté(e) aux besoins de qn
(= morally) inappropriate for children → qui n'est pas pour les enfants
[behaviour, remark] → déplacé(e) (= language) → inapproprié(e); [word, expression] → impropre
to be inappropriate to do sth
It would be inappropriate to comment → Il serait malvenu de faire des commentaires.
to be inappropriate for sb to do sth
It would be inappropriate for me to interfere → Ce serait malvenu de ma part de m'en mêler.

inappropriate
adjunpassend, unangebracht; action alsounangemessen; timeunpassend, ungelegen, ungünstig; this translation is rather inappropriatedas ist keine angemessene Übersetzung; you have come at a most inappropriate timeSie kommen sehr ungelegen

inappropriate [ˌɪnəˈprəʊprɪɪt] adj (action, punishment, treatment) → inadeguato/a, non appropriato/a; (word, phrase, expression) → non appropriato/a; (behaviour) → sconveniente
inappropriate [ˌɪnəˈprəʊprɪɪt] adj (action, punishment, treatment) → inadeguato/a, non appropriato/a; (word, phrase, expression) → non appropriato/a; (behaviour) → sconveniente

inappropriate
adj inappropriate [inəˈproupriət]
(sometimes withtoorfor) not appropriate or suitable inappropriate clothes (for a wedding); His speech was inappropriate to the occasion. ongepas غَيْر مُلائِم، غَيْر مُناسِب неуместен nehodící se upassende unpassend ακατάλληλος, ανάρμοστος inadecuado, poco apropiado sobimatu نا مناسب sopimaton peu approprié, déplacé לא הוֹלֶם अनुपयुक्त neprikladan (az alkalomnak) nem megfelelő, nem odaillő tidak semestinya óviðeigandi inadatto 不適当な 부적절한 netinkamas, nederamas nepiemērots; nepiedienīgs tidak sesuai ongepast upassende, malplassert, uheldig niewłaściwy pouco apropriado ne­potrivit несоответствующий nevhodný, neprimeraný neprimeren neprikladan olämplig ซึ่งไม่เหมาะสม uygun olmayan 不適合的, 不恰當的 непідхожий, недоречний ناموزوں không thích hợp ,
n inapˈpropriateness
ongepastheid عَدم مُلائَمَه неуместност nevhodnost upassenhed die Ungeeignetheit ακαταλληλότητα impropiedad sobimatus ناشایستگی sopimattomuus caractère peu approprié אי הַתאָמָה अनुपयुक्तता neprikladnost (alkalomnak) nem megfelelő volta hal tak semestinya óviðeigandi framkoma improprietà 不適当 부적당 netinkamumas nepiemērotība; nepiedienīgums ketidaksesuaian ongepastheid det som er upassende nieodpowiedniość pouca apropriação caracter ne­adec­vat несоответствие nevhodnosť neprimernost neprikladnost olämplighet ความไม่เหมาะสม uygunsuzluk 不恰當 недоречність ناموزونیت tính không phù hợp


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There is a type of manly valour; but valour in a woman, or unscrupulous cleverness, is inappropriate.
As Professor Muirhead continues to lend the distinction of his name to the Library of Philosophy it seemed not inappropriate to allow him to recall us to these aims in his own words.
She felt that at that moment she could not put into words the sense of shame, of rapture, and of horror at this stepping into a new life, and she did not want to speak of it, to vulgarize this feeling by inappropriate words.
 
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