Ill-placed
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Badly, mistakenly, or unfortunately placed.
"I have watched him read, first earnestly; then the page has been closed unconsciously, and he remained lost in a gloomy reverie. I have opened the volume when he left the room, and found that the record was of ill-placed affection."
Example
More examples"I have watched him read, first earnestly; then the page has been closed unconsciously, and he remained lost in a gloomy reverie. I have opened the volume when he left the room, and found that the record was of ill-placed affection."
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