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 Definitions of malapropos  [ˌmæl æp rəˈpoʊ]  

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Definition of 'malapropos' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) malapropos
inappropriate; inopportune:
a malapropos remark.

2. (adv.) malapropos
inappropriately; inopportunely.

Etymology:  (1660–70; < F mal à propos badly (suited) to the purpose)

Definition of 'malapropos' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adverb) malapropos
of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature

2. (adverb) inopportunely, malapropos
at an inconvenient time
"he arrived inopportunely just as we sat down for dinner"; "she answered malapropos"


Definition of 'malapropos' Webster Dictionary 

1.  malapropos
unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably



'malapropos' - Nearby Entries  

malanga  malaprop  malapropism  malapropos  malar bone  malaria  malarial  



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