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Malapropos

Malapropos Meaning & Definition
Malapropos Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Malapropos?

[adv] at an inconvenient time; "he arrived inopportunely just as we sat down for dinner"; "she answered malapropos"
[adj] of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature

Synonyms | Synonyms for Malapropos: inapposite | inopportunely | out of place

Related Terms | Find terms related to Malapropos: bad | futile | ill-adapted | ill-advised | ill-assorted | ill-chosen | ill-considered | ill-fitted | ill-matched | ill-seasoned | ill-sorted | ill-suited | ill-timed | impolitic | improper | inadmissible | inadvisable | inapplicable | inapposite | inappropriate | inapt | inauspicious | incongruous | inconvenient | inept | inexpedient | infelicitous | inopportune | intempestive | intrusive | irrelevant | late | mal a propos | maladjusted | 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 | premature | too late | too soon | unadapted | unapt | unbecoming | unbefitting | undesirable | undue | unfavorable | unfit | unfitted | unfitting | unfortunate | unhandy | unhappy | unlucky | unmeet | unprofitable | unpropitious | unqualified | unready | unripe | unseasonable | unseemly | unsuitable | unsuited | untimely | untoward | unwise | wrong

See Also | inappropriate

Malapropos In Webster's Dictionary

\Mal*ap"ro*pos`\, a. & adv. [F. mal [`a] propos; mal evil + [`a] propos to the purpose.] Unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably.

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