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infelicitously

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in·fe·lic·i·tous  (nf-ls-ts)
adj.
1. Inappropriate; ill-chosen: an infelicitous remark.
2. Not happy; unfortunate.
infe·lici·tous·ly adv.
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Adv.1.infelicitously - in an infelicitous manner; "he chose his words rather infelicitously"
felicitously - in a felicitous manner; "a not felicitously chosen word"
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More than any other consideration, this question reflects both the general nature of what has been infelicitously labeled asymmetric warfare and the particular foes one might face in the Middle East.
Just war doctrine in an age of hyperpower politics by Foster, Gregory D. / The Humanist
Rorty contends that solutions to economic, population, and ecological problems will require "top-down, technobureaucratic initiatives," an assertion he illustrates infelicitously with China's one-child-per-family policy.
Missing: The vision thing by McCarraher, Eugene / Commonweal
Speakes had infelicitously revealed that he had made up quotes for President Reagan and was soon fired from his job as press spokesman for Merrill Lynch when callers started demanding to know if he was making up quotes there too.
One Eye On The Exit by THOMPSON, NICHOLAS / Washington Monthly
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