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A Word A Day : Malapropos
Malapropos
Pronunciation : Màl-apro-po
1. Not appropriate to the situation in which something is done or said
2. Not suited to circumstances
3. In an inappropriate way or at an inopportune moment
Mid-17th century - French mal à propos - ill-suited to the purpose
Note: maladroit means clumsy or awkward or unskillful or inept; malapropos means unseasonable or unsuitable or inappropriate
Inapt means not suitable or appropriate, while unapt means 'not likely or inclined'.
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• Such malapropos wise cracks are driven home with a relentlessly upbeat soundtrack which serenades scenes of human tragedy with bouncy, Disneyesque melodies.
• As an on-air radio pronouncer, I am quite familiar with the hazard of opening the mouth before the brain is in gear. It is very easy to fire-off a malapropos statement in the heat of trying to make a point and the result is some funny things are said, but perhaps not meant.
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