inaptly
- a word derived from inapt.
Example Sentences
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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