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inappropriately

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.inappropriatelyinappropriately - in an inappropriate manner; "he was inappropriately dressed"
unsuitably
appropriately, befittingly, fitly, fittingly, suitably - in an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed"
Translations
inappropriately [ˌɪnəˈprəʊprɪɪtlɪ] ADV [act] → de manera impropia; [dressed] → de manera poco adecuada or apropiada
inappropriately [ˌɪnəˈprəʊpriətli] adv
to be dressed inappropriately → ne pas être vêtu(e) pour la circonstance
(= wrongly) [behave, act] → d'une manière peu convenable
inappropriately named → mal nommé(e)
inappropriately
adv → unpassend; she was inappropriately treated → sie wurde nicht richtig behandelt
inappropriately [ˌɪnəˈprəʊprɪɪtlɪ] adv (punish, treat) → inadeguatamente; (use, word) → poco appropriatamente; (behave, act) → sconvenientemente
inappropriately [ˌɪnəˈprəʊprɪɪtlɪ] adv (punish, treat) → inadeguatamente; (use, word) → poco appropriatamente; (behave, act) → sconvenientemente


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The eye caught the vast outline of those immense depressions inappropriately called "seas," but they could not recognize their nature.
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The startling sounds that Duncan had heard were what the whites have not inappropriately called the "death-hallo"; and each repetition of the cry was intended to announce to the tribe the fate of an enemy.
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Surely, the grand old Bible name -- suggestive of a sad and somber dignity; recalling, in its first association, mournful ideas of penitence and seclusion -- had been here, as events had turned out, inappropriately bestowed?
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