malapropos Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature
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adverb at an inconvenient time
inopportunely.
- he arrived inopportunely just as we sat down for dinner
- she answered malapropos
WordNet
Mal*ap"ro*pos` adjective & adverb
Etymology
F.Definitions
Unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably.