Definitions of inappropriate [ˌɪn əˈproʊ pri ɪt]

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Definition of 'inappropriate'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) inappropriate
not appropriate; not proper or suitable:
an inappropriate dress for the occasion.

Etymology: (1795–1805)

Definition of 'inappropriate'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) inappropriate
not suitable for a particular occasion etc
"noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"; "inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"; "put inappropriate pressure on them"

2. (adj) inappropriate, incompatible, out or keeping(p), unfitting
not in keeping with what is correct or proper
"completely inappropriate behavior"

Definition of 'inappropriate'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) inappropriate
not correct or suitable for a particular situation
inappropriate for young children; inappropriate language/behavior

Definition of 'inappropriate'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) inappropriate
not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; -- followed by to or for

Translation of 'inappropriate'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (sometimes withtoorfor) not appropriate or suitable inappropriate clothes (for a wedding); His speech was inappropriate to the occasion.
Afrikaans: ongepas	Arabic: غَيْر مُلائِم، غَيْر مُنا	Bulgarian: неуместен
Brazilian: não apropriado	Czech: nehodící se	German: unpassend
Danish: upassende	Greek: ακατάλληλος, ανάρμοστος	Spanish: inadecuado, poco apropiad
Estonian: sobimatu	Farsi: نا مناسب	Finnish: sopimaton
French: peu approprié, déplacé	Hebrew: לא הוֹלֶם	Hindi: अनुपयुक्त
Croatian: neprikladan	Hungarian: (az alkalomnak) nem megfe	Indonesian: tidak semestinya
Icelandic: óviðeigandi	Italian: inadatto	Japanese: 不適当な
Korean: 부적절한	Lithuanian: netinkamas, nederamas	Latvian: nepiemērots; nepiedienīgs
Malay: tidak sesuai	Dutch: ongepast	Norwegian: upassende, malplassert, u
Polish: niewłaściwy	Persian: نا مناسب	Pashto: نا مناسبه، ناوړه
Portuguese: pouco apropriado	Romanian: nepotrivit	Russian: несоответствующий
Slovak: nevhodný, neprimeraný	Slovenian: neprimeren	Serbian: neprikladan
Swedish: olämplig	Thai: ซึ่งไม่เหมาะสม	Turkish: uygun olmayan
Taiwanese: 不適合的, 不恰當的	Ukrainian: непідхожий, недоречний	Urdu: ناموزوں
Vietnamese: không thích hợp	Chinese: 不恰当的，不相称的
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