malapropos
malapropos · more malapropos · most malapropos
Out of place; inappropriateOut of place; inappropriate
/ˌmælæprəˈpəʊ/
Meaning
1 sensesOut of place; inappropriate
of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature
Origin
From French mal à propos, from mal (“bad, badly”) and à propos (“appropriate, relevant”).From French mal à propos, from mal (“bad, badly”) and à propos (“appropriate, relevant”).
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Forms
more malapropos, most malapropos| Comparative | more malapropos Lesson |
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| Superlative | most malapropos Lesson |
regular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedapropos
Derivedmalapropism
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
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.