What does "inapposite" mean?

inappropriate, not suitable for the situation

Inapposite

Q: What is a synonym for "inapposite"?

Common synonyms include: irrelevant, out of place, adrift, beside the mark, beside the point, beside the question.

//ɪnˈæpəzɪt// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1
inappropriate, not suitable for the situation
"1817, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Biographia Literaria This remark, so ludicrously inapposite to, or rather, incongruous with, the purpose, for which I was known to have visited Birmingham, ... produced an involuntary and general burst of laughter;"

Adjective

1
of an inappropriate or misapplied nature wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

irrelevant out of place adrift beside the mark beside the point beside the question

Antonyms

All antonyms

apposite

Example

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"1817, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Biographia Literaria This remark, so ludicrously inapposite to, or rather, incongruous with, the purpose, for which I was known to have visited Birmingham, ... produced an involuntary and general burst of laughter;"

Etymology

From in- + apposite.

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