not appropriate; not suitable, fitting, or proper
adjective
The definition of inappropriate is someone or something that is not within the bounds of what is considered appropriate or socially acceptable.
Wearing a cheerful and revealing outfit to a somber funeral is an example of wearing something inappropriate.
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inappropriate
adjective
Unsuitable or improper.
Related Forms:
- in′ap·pro′pri·ate·ly
adverb
- in′ap·pro′pri·ate·ness
noun
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Adjective
(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."
Origin
in- + appropriate
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Sentence Examples
- He was talking and acting in an inappropriate manner.
- Carmen, when a man touches and talks to you in an inappropriate matter, you set him straight.
- He was destitute of military skill, and wrecked army after army by attempting hard tasks at inappropriate times and by mistaken methods.
- "I suppose this means it's inappropriate to fill Fred in on what happened at the Lucky Pup," Cynthia mused as they climbed the steps to Bird Song.
- To attempt a history of the development of the various topics in this article is inappropriate, and we refer the reader to the separate articles.
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Words near inappropriate in the dictionary
- inappropriate
- inapprehension
- inapprehensive
- inapproachable