Adjective: inappropriate ,i-nu'prow-pree-ut
- Not suitable for a particular occasion etc
"put inappropriate pressure on them"; "noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"; "inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"
- Not in keeping with what is correct or proper
"completely inappropriate behaviour";
- incompatible, out of keeping, unfitting
See also: appropriateness, improper, incongruous, malapropos, out of line, out of order [Brit], out-of-line, unbefitting, wrong
Antonym: appropriate
Encyclopedia: Inappropriate