inappropriateness
Example Sentences
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It was the inappropriateness of his high status that made him amusing.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2024
"They are not edifying or appropriate for a person who was representing all of Spanish football. He himself has publicly acknowledged the inappropriateness of his behaviour."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2023
But rather than note his boss's inappropriateness, Jesus praised him for being "straightforward" and "honest."
From Salon ● May 11, 2023
I think the one thing Kramer really understood was that not only would an activist movement survive mainstream accusations of bad taste or inappropriateness, but sometimes you had to do that.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2020
I always forgot that Jack had a certain inappropriateness in his expressions and gestures, as if he had learned them from an illustrated text.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
