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adjective
1.
inappropriate; out of place; inopportune; untimely: a malapropos remark.
adverb
2.
inappropriately; inopportunely.
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Malapropos
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Origin:
1660–70; < French mal à propos badly (suited) to the purpose
1660–70; < French mal à propos badly (suited) to the purpose
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malapropos
1660s, from Fr. mal à propos "inopportunely, inappropriately," lit. "badly for the purpose," from mal (see mal-) + proposer "propose."
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