🙃malapropos

adjective, adverb
/ˌmæləprəˈpoʊ/

Meaning

inappropriate or unsuitable; at an inconvenient or inappropriate time

Example Sentences

His comment was malapropos during the serious discussion.

Synonyms

inappropriate, unsuitable, untimely, awkward, irrelevant

Antonyms

appropriate, suitable, timely

Collocations

malapropos remark, malapropos comment, malapropos behavior

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