About The Word Infelicitous

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Infelicitous

Infelicitous Meaning & Definition
Infelicitous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Infelicitous?

[adj] not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"
[adj] marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series

Synonyms | Synonyms for Infelicitous: awkward | clumsy | cumbersome | ill-chosen | inapt | inept | unfortunate

Related Terms | Find terms related to Infelicitous: bad | barbaric | barbarous | cacophonous | careless | clumsy | coarse | crude | doggerel | Doric | dysphemistic | erroneous | faulty | futile | graceless | gross | harsh | ill-adapted | ill-advised | ill-assorted | ill-chosen | ill-considered | ill-fitted | ill-matched | ill-seasoned | ill-sorted | ill-suited | ill-timed | impolitic | imprecise | improper | impure | in bad taste | inadmissible | inadvisable | inapplicable | inapposite | inappropriate | inapt | inauspicious | inconcinnate | inconcinnous | incongruous | inconvenient | incorrect | indecorous | inelegant | inept | inexpedient | inopportune | intempestive | intrusive | irrelevant | late | loose | low | mal a propos | maladjusted | malapropos | misjoined | mismatched | mismated | misplaced | mistimed | off base | out of character | out of joint | out of keeping | out of line | out of phase | out of place | out of proportion | out of season | out of time | out of tune | outlandish | premature | rude | slipshod | slovenly | solecistic | tasteless | too late | too soon | unadapted | unapt | unbecoming | unbefitting | uncourtly | uncouth | undesirable | undignified | uneuphonious | unfavorable | unfelicitous | unfit | unfitted | unfitting | unfortunate | ungraceful | ungrammatic | unhandy | unhappy | unlucky | unmeet | unpolished | unprofitable | unpropitious | unqualified | unready | unrefined | unripe | unseasonable | unseemly | unsuitable | unsuited | untimely | untoward | unwise | vulgar | wrong

See Also | unhappy

Infelicitous In Webster's Dictionary

\In`fe*lic"i*tous\, a. Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or done; as, an infelicitous condition; an infelicitous remark; an infelicitous description; infelicitous words.

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