English to English
infelicitous
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adjective (a)
- not appropriate in application; defective(adj.all)Example:
An infelicitous remark.
Infelicitous phrasing.
The infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy.
source: wordnet30 - Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or done; as, an infelicitous condition; an infelicitous remark; an infelicitous description; infelicitous words.(adjective)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- marked by or producing unhappiness(adj.all)Example:
Infelicitous circumstances.
source: wordnet30