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Webster 1913 Edition
Inappropriate
Inˊap-pro′pri-ate
,Adj.
Not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; – followed by to or for.
– Inˊap-pro′pri-ate-ly
, adv.
Inˊap-pro′pri-ate-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Inappropriate
INAPPRO'PRIATE
,Adj.
Not appropriate; unsuited; not proper.
1.
Not appropriate; not belonging to.Definition 2024
inappropriate
inappropriate
English
Adjective
inappropriate (comparative more inappropriate, superlative most inappropriate)
- Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, and/or place.
- It is inappropriate to burp at a formal dinner.
- "While PDA or sexual irresponsibility may be considered unsuitable, it is not inappropriate for teenagers in a relationship and nearly of legal age to talk alone."
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not appropriate or suitable
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