infelicitous

1. Not appropriate in application;
   Defective (synset 301004300)
   "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"
   also: unhappy - experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
   tells us about: felicitousness, felicity - pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
   similar to:

   • awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, ill-chosen, inapt, inept - not elegant or graceful in expression
   • unfortunate - unsuitable or regrettable
2. Marked by or producing unhappiness (synset 301055513)
   "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"
   similar to: unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
   same as: unhappy

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