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inaptly

  • a word derived from inapt.

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The latest Taper botch, a set of one-acts by Ethan Coen inaptly titled “A Play Is a Poem,” once again had me wondering: Who beyond Ritchie is minding the literary store?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2019

Not the way the initial trial judge inaptly handled the evidentiary issues.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2019

It’s hard to imagine a film more inaptly named.

From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2017

For the remaining 1,037 schools, administrators chose the least aggressive and least effective approach, inaptly named "transformation."

From US News • Sep. 14, 2016

The older man bowed his head and replied, quite inaptly: "I understand!"

From The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode by Vorst, Marie Van

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