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Adjective: malapropos  ,ma,la-pru'pow
  1. Of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature
    "His malapropos joke fell flat at the formal dinner"
Adverb: malapropos  ,ma,la-pru'pow
  1. At an inconvenient time
    "she answered malapropos";
    - inopportunely

See also: appropriateness, inapposite, inappropriate, out of place

Antonym: apropos