Meaning of MALAPROPOS
| Pronunciation: | | `malapru'pow
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | inapposite, inopportunely, out of place |
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| | Antonyms: | | apropos, opportunely | | |
| | See Also: | | inappropriate | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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