inappropriately
inappropriately · more inappropriately · most inappropriately
unpassend, unangemessen, unangebracht
In an inappropriate mannerIn an inappropriate manner.
US/ˌɪnəpɹˈɑpɹiətli/
» Are you suggesting I behaved inappropriately?
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesIn an inappropriate manner.
behave inappropriately
inappropriately dressed
unangemessen, unpassend, unangebracht
in an inappropriate manner
Examples
21 sentencesAre you suggesting I behaved inappropriately?
You're the one who acted inappropriately.
Native speakers can correct learners when they use language inappropriately.
Tom was dressed inappropriately.
Tom laughed loudly and inappropriately.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
in an inappropriate manner:
Forms
more inappropriately, most inappropriately| Comparative | more inappropriately Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most inappropriately |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- in an inappropriate manner:unsuitably
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedinappropriate
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.