inappropriate
adjective
not appropriate; not proper or suitable.
inappropriately
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a word derived from
inappropriate.
Example Sentences
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Agents built with OpenAI's models have inappropriately accessed websites maintained by US federal agencies, an Australian government health statistics portal and Hugging Face, a repository of AI models.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
"It's incumbent on them not to inappropriately disclose information and to only access material for policing purposes."
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
And those consequences tend to be mild: Several incidents in the Washington Post piece resulted in probation for offenders who used Flock inappropriately.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
“There is no evidence that any loan was inappropriately extended, or that any loan failed to perform,” the statement said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
As this had turned into an evening of answers, Citra dared to ask the question she had asked so inappropriately on the street, before the man’s body had even gone cold.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
