malapropos
inappropriate; out of place; inopportune; untimely: a malapropos remark.
inappropriately; inopportunely.
Origin of malapropos
1Words Nearby malapropos
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use malapropos in a sentence
As far as Mostyn was concerned, this first malapropos meeting indicated the whole evening.
The Man Between | Amelia E. BarrEven her wit had deserted her; she said malapropos clever things, and got snubbed for them.
I, Thou, and the Other One | Amelia Edith Huddleston BarrShe saw at once that he had forgotten their conversation in the train, and wondered what very malapropos remark he would make.
The Lady of the Forest | L. T. MeadeAt any rate, he could not see her confusion at her own malapropos—that was something!
When Ghost Meets Ghost | William Frend De MorganTo him the man habitually seemed as malapropos as a spiteful old lady.
Queed | Henry Sydnor Harrison
British Dictionary definitions for malapropos
/ (ˌmælæprəˈpəʊ) /
of an inappropriate or misapplied nature or kind
in an inappropriate way or manner
something inopportune or inappropriate
Origin of malapropos
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse