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inappropriate [ˌɪnəˈprəʊprɪɪt] adj
not fitting or appropriate; unsuitable or untimely inappropriately adv inappropriateness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 2. improper, unsuitable, out of place, unacceptable, tasteless, unwarranted, incongruous, unseemly, untimely, unsuited, unbecoming, ill-timed, uncalled-for, inapplicable, unbefitting, inapt, malapropos That remark was inappropriate for such a serious issue. 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 adj → unpassend, unangebracht; action also → unangemessen; time → unpassend, ungelegen, ungünstig; this translation is rather inappropriate → das ist keine angemessene Übersetzung; you have come at a most inappropriate time → Sie 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 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 不恰当的, 不相称的 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 不恰当 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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