Inappropriate

[In`ap*pro·pri*ate]

The word "appropriate" means correct or proper and since the little prefix "in" turns its meaning around, something inappropriate is considered not proper or suitable.

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Not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; -- followed by to or for.

Adjective
not suitable for a particular occasion etc; "noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"; "inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"; "put inappropriate pressure on them"

Adjective S.
not in keeping with what is correct or proper; "completely inappropriate behavior"

Adjective S.
not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste; undesirable; "incorrect behavior"; "she was seen in all the wrong places"; "He thought it was wrong for her to go out to work"


a.
Not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; -- followed by to or for.


Inappropriate

In`ap*pro"pri*ate , a. Not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; -- followed by to or for. -- In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ly, adv. -- In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ness, n.

Not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; -- followed by to or for.

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Usage Examples

I wear clothes that most people in the Midwest would probably deem inappropriate at my age. And I rock a bikini all summer long. I know that it's not normal, but I just don't care. I live once.

I continue to meet people who have had their Web pages hijacked, their browsers corrupted, in some cases, their children exposed to inappropriate material from these dangerous programs hidden in their family computers.

Great dad. Yeah, he would ask me for money on birthdays and, you know, inappropriate times. And I just wrote him off like, 'You're not a father.' I just learned you cannot emotionally invest in people who are not attainable.

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Other Usage Examples

I'm the most inappropriate dad. I curse in front of my kids and their friends. I let my kids watch R-rated movies. I'll walk by the movie theater and say, 'Let's go see that,' and my kids will say, 'No, it's rated R. It's not appropriate for kids.' I'm like Uncle Dad. We have fun. I don't live with them, but I drive over four days a week.

Tears are sometimes an inappropriate response to death. When a life has been lived completely honestly, completely successfully, or just completely, the correct response to death's perfect punctuation mark is a smile.

If it's inappropriate to write about, if there's nothing funny about it, then it's not funny.

No one has the right to threaten the health, education, and well-being of children by involving them in illegal or inappropriate work.

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