malaproposadv.adj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmalaprəˈpəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌmæˌlɑprəˈpoʊ/,

/ˌmæˈlɑprəˌpoʊ/

Forms: 1600s malapropo, 1600s–1700s mal a propos, 1600s–1800s mal à propos, 1700s mal-a-propos, 1700s mal à propôs, 1700s mal a pro pro, 1700s– mal-à-propos, 1700s– malapropos, 1800s mal-apropos, 1800s mal a-propos, 1800s– malàpropos, 1800s– mal apropos.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mal à propos.

Etymology: < French mal à propos (1538 in Middle French) < mal ill (see mal- prefix) + à to + propos purpose (see propos n.; compare slightly later Middle French à propos apropos adv.).

A. adv.

In an inopportune, inappropriate, or awkward manner; at an inconvenient or unhelpful time.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adverb]

wrongc1175

unkindlyc1300

wrongly1303

unworthily1377

uncovenablya1382

improperly1390

inconveniently1509

ineptly1523

impertinently1546

unaptly1548

unfeatly1548

unhandsomely1548

unfitly1561

disagreeably1566

unmeet1577

unsuitably1624

malapropos1630

unfittingly1637

unfit1653

unworthy1661

inaptly1809

misappropriatelyc1831

infelicitouslya1834

ineligibly1846

inappropriately1847

inapplicably1864

unapropos1956

1630 Visct. Dorchester State Papers 16 (endorsement) 175/123 Y^e two Counselors..aduise going to Parlem^t. w^t y^e petition mal a propos.

1668 J. Dryden Of Dramatick Poesie 28 They do it not so unseasonably, or mal a propos as we.

1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode v. 73 How durst you interrupt me so mal a propos.

1679 A. Behn Feign'd Curtizans iv. i. 40 Thou dost come out with things so malapropo.

1751 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) III. 2 Family affairs..sometimes will break in malapropos.

1777 H. L. Piozzi Diary Dec. in K. C. Balderston Thraliana (1942) I. 220 A Gentleman..was reproving his Son for relating some story..which he had read in the Newspaper & quoted from thence a little Mal à propôs.

1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto VI lxxxiv. 43 One who had no sin to show Save that of dreaming once ‘mal-à-propos’.

1832 W. M. Praed Bridal of Belmont in Literary Souvenir 58 Some people have a knack, we know, Of saying things mal-a-propos.

1989 Notes & Queries June 157/1 The wives' French vocabulary is not used malapropos.

B. adj.

Inopportune, inappropriate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adjective]

unkinOE

un-i-feieOE

unbecomelyc1200

amissc1325

wrongousa1350

uncovenablec1374

unsitting1390

undue1398

ungainanda1400

unquemea1400

inconvenientc1400

unlikelyc1405

disconvenienta1425

impertinenta1425

discovenablec1436

unmeetc1440

wrongc1440

unjustc1443

unbehovablec1450

inconvenientc1460

uncordial1488

unmeetly1534

unapt1539

unfit1548

incommodious1553

ungreeing1560

impertinent1565

stravagant1565

unproper1566

improper1570

unhovable1570

unapt1579

unbeseeming1583

unsuitablea1586

unappliable1588

unapt1588

unlikely1590

unfittinga1592

unfitted1592

unsuiting1596

unbefitting1598

unsorted1598

unsuited1598

contrary1600

impair1609

unfitty1613

incompetible1621

incongruous1623

infita1626

uncompetiblea1628

inaccommodatea1657

inapplicable1656

inconcinnate1657

inconcinnous1662

inept1675

unaccommodatea1676

incommode1678

indecorous1681

untoward1682

unapplicable1690

insuitable1692

unsuit1704

malapropos1709

inapt1744

out of place1748

uncongenial1788

unfit-like1796

ungain-like1796

inappropriate1804

unadapted1805

dissuitable1807

dissuited1819

ineligible1828

infelicitous1835

unapropos1840

butt-ended1850

malappropriate1851

ungenial1871

misappropriate1878

unbecoming1893

unappropriate1898

unadjusted1899

offside1910

off-key1943

improbable1958

1709 D. Manley Secret Mem. (ed. 2) II. 14 The Queen, by some officious Fool, that had a Mind to make their Court mal a pro pro, was told of the Dutchess's Adventure.

1711 E. Budgell Spectator No. 77. ⁋5 Doing and saying an hundred Things which..were somewhat mal a propos and undesigned.

1743 H. Fielding Eurydice in Misc. II. 267 Considering where the Scene lies, I think these Sentiments are not mal-à-propos.

1802 J. West Infidel Father II. xi. 4 His malapropos answers indicated that one important subject engrossed his thoughts.

1830 C. C. F. Greville Mem. (1875) II. xiii. 79 Nothing can be more mal à propos than the appearance of this book at such a season.

1894 H. Nisbet Bush Girl's Romance 41 Feeling very bitter..towards this intruder for coming at such a mal-à-propos moment.

1990 Raritan Winter 112 The terms aristocrat and patrician often applied to him seem to me malapropos.

†C. n.

Something inopportune or inappropriate. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [noun] > instance of

impertinency1588

impertinence1603

solecism1603

incongruitya1626

unfitness1645

misfit1823

malapropos1854

1854 J. Brown Let. 19 Mar. (1912) 135 The Dr. offers to cure her and after a great many malapropos, the wife..and the Dr...find themselves..forced to run off with each other.

1868 A. Bain Mental & Moral Sci. 488 Aristotle is happily unembroiled with the modern controversy. The mal-apropos of ‘Freedom’ had not been applied to voluntary action.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	malapropos
释义	malaproposadv.adj.n. Brit. /ˌmalaprəˈpəʊ/, U.S. /ˌmæˌlɑprəˈpoʊ/, /ˌmæˈlɑprəˌpoʊ/ Forms: 1600s malapropo, 1600s–1700s mal a propos, 1600s–1800s mal à propos, 1700s mal-a-propos, 1700s mal à propôs, 1700s mal a pro pro, 1700s– mal-à-propos, 1700s– malapropos, 1800s mal-apropos, 1800s mal a-propos, 1800s– malàpropos, 1800s– mal apropos. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mal à propos. Etymology: < French mal à propos (1538 in Middle French) < mal ill (see mal- prefix) + à to + propos purpose (see propos n.; compare slightly later Middle French à propos apropos adv.). A. adv. In an inopportune, inappropriate, or awkward manner; at an inconvenient or unhelpful time. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adverb] wrongc1175 unkindlyc1300 wrongly1303 unworthily1377 uncovenablya1382 improperly1390 inconveniently1509 ineptly1523 impertinently1546 unaptly1548 unfeatly1548 unhandsomely1548 unfitly1561 disagreeably1566 unmeet1577 unsuitably1624 malapropos1630 unfittingly1637 unfit1653 unworthy1661 inaptly1809 misappropriatelyc1831 infelicitouslya1834 ineligibly1846 inappropriately1847 inapplicably1864 unapropos1956 1630 Visct. Dorchester State Papers 16 (endorsement) 175/123 Y^e two Counselors..aduise going to Parlem^t. w^t y^e petition mal a propos. 1668 J. Dryden Of Dramatick Poesie 28 They do it not so unseasonably, or mal a propos as we. 1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode v. 73 How durst you interrupt me so mal a propos. 1679 A. Behn Feign'd Curtizans iv. i. 40 Thou dost come out with things so malapropo. 1751 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) III. 2 Family affairs..sometimes will break in malapropos. 1777 H. L. Piozzi Diary Dec. in K. C. Balderston Thraliana (1942) I. 220 A Gentleman..was reproving his Son for relating some story..which he had read in the Newspaper & quoted from thence a little Mal à propôs. 1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto VI lxxxiv. 43 One who had no sin to show Save that of dreaming once ‘mal-à-propos’. 1832 W. M. Praed Bridal of Belmont in Literary Souvenir 58 Some people have a knack, we know, Of saying things mal-a-propos. 1989 Notes & Queries June 157/1 The wives' French vocabulary is not used malapropos. B. adj. Inopportune, inappropriate. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adjective] unkinOE un-i-feieOE unbecomelyc1200 amissc1325 wrongousa1350 uncovenablec1374 unsitting1390 undue1398 ungainanda1400 unquemea1400 inconvenientc1400 unlikelyc1405 disconvenienta1425 impertinenta1425 discovenablec1436 unmeetc1440 wrongc1440 unjustc1443 unbehovablec1450 inconvenientc1460 uncordial1488 unmeetly1534 unapt1539 unfit1548 incommodious1553 ungreeing1560 impertinent1565 stravagant1565 unproper1566 improper1570 unhovable1570 unapt1579 unbeseeming1583 unsuitablea1586 unappliable1588 unapt1588 unlikely1590 unfittinga1592 unfitted1592 unsuiting1596 unbefitting1598 unsorted1598 unsuited1598 contrary1600 impair1609 unfitty1613 incompetible1621 incongruous1623 infita1626 uncompetiblea1628 inaccommodatea1657 inapplicable1656 inconcinnate1657 inconcinnous1662 inept1675 unaccommodatea1676 incommode1678 indecorous1681 untoward1682 unapplicable1690 insuitable1692 unsuit1704 malapropos1709 inapt1744 out of place1748 uncongenial1788 unfit-like1796 ungain-like1796 inappropriate1804 unadapted1805 dissuitable1807 dissuited1819 ineligible1828 infelicitous1835 unapropos1840 butt-ended1850 malappropriate1851 ungenial1871 misappropriate1878 unbecoming1893 unappropriate1898 unadjusted1899 offside1910 off-key1943 improbable1958 1709 D. Manley Secret Mem. (ed. 2) II. 14 The Queen, by some officious Fool, that had a Mind to make their Court mal a pro pro, was told of the Dutchess's Adventure. 1711 E. Budgell Spectator No. 77. ⁋5 Doing and saying an hundred Things which..were somewhat mal a propos and undesigned. 1743 H. Fielding Eurydice in Misc. II. 267 Considering where the Scene lies, I think these Sentiments are not mal-à-propos. 1802 J. West Infidel Father II. xi. 4 His malapropos answers indicated that one important subject engrossed his thoughts. 1830 C. C. F. Greville Mem. (1875) II. xiii. 79 Nothing can be more mal à propos than the appearance of this book at such a season. 1894 H. Nisbet Bush Girl's Romance 41 Feeling very bitter..towards this intruder for coming at such a mal-à-propos moment. 1990 Raritan Winter 112 The terms aristocrat and patrician often applied to him seem to me malapropos. †C. n. Something inopportune or inappropriate. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [noun] > instance of impertinency1588 impertinence1603 solecism1603 incongruitya1626 unfitness1645 misfit1823 malapropos1854 1854 J. Brown Let. 19 Mar. (1912) 135 The Dr. offers to cure her and after a great many malapropos, the wife..and the Dr...find themselves..forced to run off with each other. 1868 A. Bain Mental & Moral Sci. 488 Aristotle is happily unembroiled with the modern controversy. The mal-apropos of ‘Freedom’ had not been applied to voluntary action. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.n.1630
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