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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)
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| Definition of 'malapropos' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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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"
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| Definition of 'malapropos' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. malapropos
unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably
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