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infelicitous

American  
[in-fuh-lis-i-tuhs] / ˌɪn fəˈlɪs ɪ təs /

adjective

  1. inapt, inappropriate, or awkward; malapropos.

    an infelicitous remark.

  2. not felicitous, happy, or fortunate; unhappy.

Other Word Forms

  • infelicitously adverb

Etymology

Origin of infelicitous

First recorded in 1825–35; in- 3 + felicitous

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