malapropos
Meaning of malapropos
adverb
in an inopportune or inappropriate way.
adjective- inopportune; inappropriate.
these terms applied to him seem to me malapropos
mid 17th century: from French mal à propos, from mal ‘ill’ + à ‘to’ + propos ‘purpose’.
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Hyphenation of malapropos
malapro-pos
- It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
- malapropos is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
malapropos synonyms
Meaning inopportunely:
Meaning not suitable or proper in the circumstances:
Meaning not fitting or appropriate:
Meaning out of place; inappropriate:
Meaning unfortunate; inappropriate:
Meaning not suitable or appropriate in the circumstances:
Meaning (of behaviour or actions) not proper or appropriate:
Meaning occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time:
Meaning (of an event or act) happening or done at an unsuitable time:
Meaning having or showing a lack of skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues:
Words that rhyme with malapropos
Anthropos, Atropos, apropos, atropos, inapropos, joropos, micranthropos, misanthropos, proanthropos, propos, theanthropos, unapropos, cheilognathoprosopos, topos
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