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Malapropos

Unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably.

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Inapposite 84% connected

Not apposite; not fit or suitable; not pertinent.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Inapposite 84% connected

Not apposite; not fit or suitable; not pertinent.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Appropriateness 66% connected

The state or quality of being appropriate; peculiar fitness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Appropriateness 66% connected

The state or quality of being appropriate; peculiar fitness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Inappropriate 66% connected

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

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Inappropriate 66% connected

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

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Inopportunely 92% connected

Not opportunely; unseasonably; inconveniently.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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