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Inappropriate

Not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; -- followed by to or for.

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Improper 84% connected

Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Improper 84% connected

Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper…

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Incongruous 84% connected

Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; in…

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Incongruous 84% connected

Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; in…

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Wrong 84% connected

imp. of Wring. Wrung.

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Wrong 84% connected

imp. of Wring. Wrung.

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Appropriateness 66% connected

The state or quality of being appropriate; peculiar fitness.

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Appropriateness 66% connected

The state or quality of being appropriate; peculiar fitness.

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Improper 66% connected

Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper…

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Improper 66% connected

Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper…

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Malapropos 66% connected

Unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably.

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Malapropos 66% connected

Unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably.

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Incompatible 92% connected

Not compatible; so differing as to be incapable of harmonious combination or coexistence; inconsistent in thought or being; irreconcilably disagreein…

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Appropriate 94% connected

Set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.

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Appropriate 94% connected

Set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.

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