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adjective
Date: 1835
not felicitous: as
a. not appropriate or well-timed <an infelicitous remark> b. awkward, unfortunate <an infelicitous moment> • infelicitously adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Infelicitous — In fe*lic i*tous, a. Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or done; as, an infelicitous condition; an infelicitous remark; an infelicitous description; infelicitous words.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
infelicitous — index disconsolate, disproportionate, ill advised, improper, inadvisable, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate … Law dictionary
infelicitous — 1754, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + FELICITOUS (Cf. felicitous). Related: infelicitously … Etymology dictionary
infelicitous — unhappy, inapt, inappropriate, unfitting, *unfit, unsuitable, improper Analogous words: unbecoming, unseemly, indecorous, improper, indelicate, indecent: inept, maladroit, gauche, *awkward Antonyms: felicitous Contrasted words: happy, apt,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
infelicitous — [in΄fə lis′ə təs] adj. not felicitous; unfortunate or unsuitable infelicitously adv … English World dictionary
infelicitous — adjective /ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ɪ.təs,ˌɪn.fɪˈlɪs.ɪ.təs,ˌɪn.fɛlˈɪs.ɪ.təs,ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ɪ.təs,ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ə.təs/ a) Unhappy or unfortunate. If leading a dogs life be considered a peculiar phase of human misery, the life of a Boys Dog is still more infelicitous.… … Wiktionary
infelicitous — infelicitously, adv. /in feuh lis i teuhs/, adj. 1. inapt, inappropriate, or awkward; malapropos: an infelicitous remark. 2. not felicitous, happy, or fortunate; unhappy. [1825 35; IN 3 + FELICITOUS] * * * … Universalium
infelicitous — in•fe•lic•i•tous [[t]ˌɪn fəˈlɪs ɪ təs[/t]] adj. not felicitous; inapt or inappropriate: an infelicitous remark[/ex] • Etymology: 1825–35 in fe•lic′i•tous•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
infelicitous — /ɪnfəˈlɪsətəs/ (say infuh lisuhtuhs) adjective 1. not felicitous, happy, or fortunate; unhappy. 2. inapt or inappropriate: an infelicitous remark. –infelicitously, adverb …
infelicitous — Synonyms and related words: Doric, bad, barbaric, barbarous, cacophonous, careless, clumsy, coarse, crude, doggerel, dysphemistic, erroneous, faulty, futile, graceless, gross, harsh, ill adapted, ill advised, ill assorted, ill chosen, ill… … Moby Thesaurus
