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- pronunciation:
- In
pro
pri
iht
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
not suitable or fitting; not appropriate.
an inappropriate dress for the occasion- antonyms:
- appropriate, apt, proper, suitable
- similar words:
- improper, incongruous, inconvenient, inept, out of place, unbecoming, unhappy, unseemly, wrong
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| related words: |
amiss, awkward, foreign, impossible, irrelevant, tasteless, undesirable |
adverb + (adj.)inappropriate
clearly, completely, contextually, culturally, developmentally, entirely, equally, grossly, highly, incredibly, morally, sexually, socially, somehow, totally, wholly, wildly
(adj.)inappropriate
+ noun
adolescent,
aggression,
analogy,
anger,
antibiotic,
attire,
behavior,
behaviour,
circumstance,
classroom,
comment,
conduct,
contact,
content,
context,
e-mail,
engagement,
expectation,
gesture,
intervention,
joke,
language,
manner,
meaning,
medication,
motor,
peer,
placement,
prescription,
referral,
reinforcement,
relationship,
remark,
response,
setting,
therapist,
treatment,
use
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| derivations: |
inappropriately (adv.), inappropriateness (n.) |
The word inappropriate
contains the following part:
in-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix in-2 occurs in Latin loanwords and attaches to Latinate bases. The bases of most words prefixed with in-2 are independent
adjectives ( inadvertent
, incognizant
), although the base adjective may no longer be in widespread use (as with incessant
). Exceptions include iniquitous
and indignant
. -in 2 has multiple forms, as the 'n' sound in in-2 assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms ig-, il-2, im-2, and ir-2.
Example words:
inaccurate, inadvertent, inalienable, inanimate, inappropriate, inapt, inarticulate, inaudible, inauspicious, incapable, incessant, incest, incognito, incognizant, incommensurate, incommodious, incompetent, incomplete, incomprehensible, inconceivable, inconclusive, incongruous, inconsiderate, inconsonant, inconspicuous, inconvenient, incorporeal, incorrect, incorrigible, incorrupt, incredible, incredulous, incurable, indecorous, indefeasible, indefinite, indelible, indemnify, independence, independent, indescribable, indestructible, indignant, indirect, indispose, indistinct, individual, indivisible, indolent, indomitable, indubitable, inedible, ineffable, inefficient, ineluctable, inept, inequality, inequity, ineradicable, inert, inevitable, inexorable, inexpensive, inexpiable, inexplicable, infallible, infamous, infelicitous, infidel, infidelity, infinite, infinitesimal, infirmity, informal, infrequent, inimical, inimitable, iniquitous, iniquity, injure, injury, innocuous, innominate, inordinate, insane, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insipid, insolent, insomnia, insouciant, insuperable, intangible, interminable, intractable, intransigent, intransitive, intrepid, invaluable, inveracity, invincible, invisible, irregular
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