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Malapropos

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mal⋅ap⋅ro⋅pos

  [mal-ap-ruh-poh]
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–adjective
1. inappropriate; out of place; inopportune; untimely: a malapropos remark.
–adverb
2. inappropriately; inopportunely.
Origin:
1660–70; < F mal à propos badly (suited) to the purpose
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mal·a·pro·pos   (māl'āp-rə-pō')   
adj.  Out of place; inappropriate.
adv.  In an inappropriate or inopportune manner.

[French mal à propos : mal, badly + à propos, to the purpose; see apropos.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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