inappropriate
adjective
uk/ˌɪn.əˈprəʊ.pri.ət/us/ˌɪn.əˈproʊ.pri.ət/C1
unsuitable:
不适合的;不恰当的Hiscasualbehaviourwaswhollyinappropriateforsuch aformaloccasion.他随便的举止在这样正式的场合十分不恰当。
Ithinkit would be inappropriate (foryou)toinviteher to apartysosoonafter her husband'sdeath.我认为(你)在她丈夫刚去世不久便邀请她参加聚会是不合适的。
Synonyms
improper(WRONG)formal
irregular(RULE)formal
unacceptable
unbecoming
ungentlemanly
unladylike
unprofessional
unsuitable
Opposite
appropriate
Unsuitable and unacceptable
- amiss
- be in bad, poor, the worst possible, etc. tasteidiom
- beneathyourdignityidiom
- beyond
- beyond the paleidiom
- incorrectly
- indecent
- ineligibility
- ineligible
- infelicitous
- offend againstsomething
- over-extravagant
- raffish
- raffishness
- room
- unfit
- unsuitably
- unsuited
- unworthy
- vulgarity