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- Dictionaryinapposite/ɪnˈapəzɪt/
adjective
- 1. out of place; inappropriate: "the Shakespearean allusions are inapposite"
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adjective. in· ap· po· site (ˌ)i-ˈna-pə-zət. Synonyms of inapposite. : not apposite : not apt or pertinent. inappositely adverb. inappositeness noun. Synonyms. amiss. graceless. improper. inappropriate. inapt. incongruous. incorrect. indecorous. inept. infelicitous. malapropos. perverse. unapt. unbecoming. unfit. unhappy. unseemly. unsuitable.
Synonyms for INAPPOSITE: inappropriate, unsuitable, improper, wrong, incorrect, irrelevant, unfit, unhappy; Antonyms of INAPPOSITE: appropriate, right, correct, proper, suitable, becoming, apposite, relevant.
Inapposite definition: not apposite; not pertinent.. See examples of INAPPOSITE used in a sentence.
noun. Word Frequency. inapposite in American English. (ɪnˈæpəzɪt ) adjective. not apposite; irrelevant. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms. inappositely (inˈappositely) adverb. inappositeness (inˈappositeness) noun. Word Frequency.
inapposite. Other forms: inappositely. Definitions of inapposite. adjective. of an inappropriate or misapplied nature. synonyms: out of place. malapropos. of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature. Cite this entry.
Define inapposite. inapposite synonyms, inapposite pronunciation, inapposite translation, English dictionary definition of inapposite. adj. Not pertinent; unsuitable. in·ap′po·site·ly adv. in·ap′po·site·ness n.
inapposite. adjective. These are words and phrases related to inapposite. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. INAPPLICABLE. Synonyms. inapplicable. not applicable. irrelevant. unsuited. unsuitable. not pertinent. not apt. inappropriate. unfit. incompatible. not germane. Antonyms. applicable. suitable. suited. relevant. germane.
noun. Word origin. [ 1655–65; in-3 + apposite] This word is first recorded in the period 1655–65. Other words that entered English at around the same time include: barbecue, chassis, contour, loaded, risk. Word Frequency. inapposite in British English. (ɪnˈæpəzɪt ) adjective. not appropriate or pertinent; unsuitable. Collins English Dictionary.
Inapposite definition: Not pertinent; unsuitable.
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