infelicitous (a)

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type a
lex_filenum 00
def not appropriate in application
def defective
examples an infelicitous remark
infelicitous phrasing
the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy
Outgoing links
Also see unhappy
Attribute felicity, felicitousness
Derivationally related form infelicitous → infelicity
Antonym infelicitous → felicitous
Similar to awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen; unfortunate
Incoming links
Antonym felicitous → infelicitous
Similar to awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen; unfortunate
Also see unhappy
Derived from adjective infelicitously → infelicitous
Attribute felicity, felicitousness
Derivationally related form infelicity → infelicitous

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