inapposite

[ in-ap-uh-zit ]

adjective

1. not apposite; not pertinent.

inapposite

/ ɪnˈæpəzɪt /

adjective

1. not appropriate or pertinent; unsuitable

Derived Forms

• inˈappositely, adverb
• inˈappositeness, noun

Other Words From

• in·appo·site·ly adverb
• in·appo·site·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inapposite¹

First recorded in 1655–65; in- ³ + apposite

Example Sentences

They are not content to tell you that this or that inapposite event has taken place.

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It depends for its effect, not upon ornament, which perforce appears trivial and inapposite, but upon its mass.

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This speech of Aeneas, though not inapposite, is rather didactic—a fault which always remained a danger to Euripides.

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He stood before his bookshelves trying to select a volume, rejecting one after another as inapposite.

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This lesson is, perhaps, not inapposite for a nation already proud in arms but new in history.

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Related Words

• awkward
• erroneous
• false
• ill-advised
• imprudent
• inaccurate
• inadmissible
• inappropriate
• incorrect
• irregular
• unwarranted
• wrong