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in⋅ap⋅po⋅site

  [in-ap-uh-zit]
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–adjective
not apposite; not pertinent.
Origin:
1655–65; in- 3 + apposite

Related forms:
in⋅ap⋅po⋅site⋅ly, adverb
in⋅ap⋅po⋅site⋅ness, noun
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in·ap·po·site   (ĭn-āp'ə-zĭt)   
adj.  Not pertinent; unsuitable.
in·ap'po·site·ly adv., in·ap'po·site·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Inapposite

In*ap"po*site\, a. Not apposite; not fit or suitable; not pertinent. -- In*ap"po*site*ly, adv.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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