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inappropriate
adjective
not
suitable
or
fitting
for
a
particular
purpose
,
place
,
or
occasion
•
Wearing
shorts
to
a
formal
wedding
would
be
inappropriate
.
Wearing
shorts
to
a
formal
wedding
would
be
inappropriate
.
•
The
teacher
reminded
the
class
that
talking
during
the
exam
was
inappropriate
.
The
teacher
reminded
the
class
that
talking
during
the
exam
was
inappropriate
.
from
in-
“
not
”
+
appropriate
,
first
recorded
in
the
early
19th
century
adjective
not
socially
or
morally
acceptable
,
especially
because
it
is
indecent
or
offensive
•
The
manager
was
fired
for
sending
inappropriate
messages
to
employees
.
The
manager
was
fired
for
sending
inappropriate
messages
to
employees
.
•
The
movie
contains
inappropriate
language
for
young
children
.
The
movie
contains
inappropriate
language
for
young
children
.
same
origin
as
general
sense
:
prefix
in-
“
not
”
with
appropriate
;
moral
nuance
developed
in
mid-20th
century
