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Word: Malapropos
Speech Type: Adverb
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from French mal à propos, from mal ‘ill’ + à ‘to’ + propos ‘purpose’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌmalaprəˈpəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
in an inopportune or inappropriate way.
Short Definition:in inopportune or inappropriate way
Word: Malapropos
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌmalaprəˈpəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
inopportune; inappropriate
Short Definition:inopportune
Examples:- these terms applied to him seem to me malapropos
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