infelicity
infelicity
Definition
in·fe·lic·ity (in′fə lis′ə tē)
infelicity
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- style: Perhaps the infelicities of style previously mentioned are a result of the book being translated from the original Klingon.
Converse of object
- correct: Finally, the amendments correct an infelicity in the drafting of the recital.
Adjective modifier
- occasional: Despite the occasional stylistic infelicity and the overuse of the first person singular, Nettle writes well.
- stylistic: Despite the occasional stylistic infelicity and the overuse of the first person singular, Nettle writes well.
- minor: Occasional slips or minor infelicities of style or register mishaps tolerable, but nothing revealing serious ignorance.
- grammatical: Picking children up on their accent or pronunciation or on perceived grammatical infelicities - the oral equivalent of the red pen treatment!
Preposition: in
- protocol: There are many infelicities in the protocol underlying NFS.
infelicity Quotes
: Cover her face; mine eyes dazzle: she died young. : I think not so; her infelicity Seemed to have years too many.
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