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inappropriate

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in⋅ap⋅pro⋅pri⋅ate

  [in-uh-proh-pree-it]
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–adjective
not appropriate; not proper or suitable: an inappropriate dress for the occasion.
Origin:
1795–1805; in- 3 + appropriate

Related forms:
in⋅ap⋅pro⋅pri⋅ate⋅ly, adverb
in⋅ap⋅pro⋅pri⋅ate⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
improper, unsuitable, inapt, unfitting.
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in·ap·pro·pri·ate   (ĭn'ə-prō'prē-ĭt)   
adj.  Unsuitable or improper.
in'ap·pro'pri·ate·ly adv., in'ap·pro'pri·ate·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·ap·pro·pri·ate
Pronunciation: "in-&-'prO-prE-&t
Function: adjective
: ABNORMAL 1 <inappropriate hypomanic behavior accompanied by insomnia —R. J. Wyatt et al><inappropriate urinary sodium excretion —K. G. Barry & J. P. Malloy>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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