malapropos

mal·a·pro·pos

M0055500 (măl′ăp-rə-pō′)adj. Out of place; inappropriate.adv. In an inappropriate or inopportune manner.

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[French mal à propos : mal, badly + à propos, to the purpose; see apropos.]

malapropos

(ˌmælæprəˈpəʊ) adjof an inappropriate or misapplied nature or kindadvin an inappropriate way or mannernsomething inopportune or inappropriate[C17: from French mal à propos not to the purpose]

mal•ap•ro•pos

(ˌmæl æp rəˈpoʊ)

adj. 1. inappropriate; inopportune: a malapropos remark. adv. 2. inappropriately; inopportunely. [1660–70; < French mal à propos badly (suited) to the purpose]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	malapropos - of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied natureinappropriate - 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"apropos - of an appropriate or pertinent nature
Adv.	1.	malapropos - at an inconvenient time; "he arrived inopportunely just as we sat down for dinner"; "she answered malapropos"inopportunely

malapropos

adjectiveNot suited to circumstances:improper, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, inept, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, unfit, unseemly, unsuitable.Idiom: out of place.

Translations

non appropriato