infelicitousadjective
uk/ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ɪ.təs/us/ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ə.t̬əs/formalnot suitable for the occasion:
an infelicitous remark
Synonym
unfortunate
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unsuitable and unacceptable
- amiss
- beneath your dignity idiom
- beyond
- beyond the pale idiom
- delegitimize
- grain
- improper
- inapt
- incorrect
- indecent
- ineligible
- 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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infelicity
noun [ C usually plural ] uk/ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ə.ti/us/ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ə.t̬i/formal
His article was full of mistakes and verbal infelicities (= unsuitable expressions).