inappropriate

English

Etymology

in- +‎ appropriate

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌɪnəˈpɹəʊpɹiət/, SAMPA: /%In@"pr\@Upr\i@t/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˌɪnəˈpɹoʊpɹiət/, SAMPA: /%In@"pr\oUpr\i@t/
• Hyphenation: in‧ap‧pro‧pri‧ate

Adjective

inappropriate (comparative more inappropriate, superlative most inappropriate)

1. Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, and/or place.

   It is inappropriate to burp at a formal dinner.

   "While PDA or sexual irresponsibility may be considered unsuitable, it is not inappropriate for teenagers in a relationship and nearly of legal age to talk alone."

Synonyms

• out of line
• unfit
• unsuitable

Derived terms

• inappropriately
• inappropriateness

Translations

not appropriate or suitable

Croatian: neprìkladan (hr) Dutch: ongepast (nl) Esperanto: malkonvena (eo) Finnish: sopimaton (fi), epäasiallinen (fi) German: unangebracht (de), unangemessen (de) Hungarian: alkalmatlan (hu), helytelen (hu) Norwegian: upassende (no), uheldig (no), malplassert (no), uskikket (no)

Polish: niewłaściwy (pl) m. Portuguese: inapropriado (pt) m. Romanian: inadecvat (ro), necorespunzător (ro), impropriu (ro) m. and n., inoportun (ro) m. and n., nepotrivit (ro) m. and n. Russian: неуместный (ru) Spanish: inapropiado (es) Swedish: opassande (sv), olämplig (sv)

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Italian

Adjective

inappropriate f.

1. Feminine plural form of inappropriato