inappropriateadjective
uk/ˌɪn.əˈprəʊ.pri.ət/us/ˌɪn.əˈproʊ.pri.ət/C1 unsuitable:
His casual behaviour was wholly inappropriate for such a formal occasion.
I think it would be inappropriate (for you) to invite her to a party so soon after her husband's death.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unsuitable and unacceptable
- amiss
- beneath your dignity idiom
- beyond
- beyond the pale idiom
- delegitimize
- grain
- improper
- incorrect
- indecent
- ineligible
- infelicitous
- infra dig
- offend
- offend against sth
- raffish
- room
- square peg (in a round hole) idiom
- that will never do! idiom
- unfit
- vulgar
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inappropriately
adverb uk/ˌɪn.əˈprəʊ.pri.ət.li/us/ˌɪn.əˈproʊ.pri.ət.li/
an effort to stop them spending money inappropriately
inappropriateness
noun [ U ] uk/ˌɪn.əˈprəʊ.pri.ət.nəs/us/ˌɪn.əˈproʊ.pri.ət.nəs/