inapposite
Example Sentences
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But the equivalence is grossly inapposite for another reason, which is perhaps even more fundamental.
From Salon • Nov. 19, 2022
But of course when that happens, states will rejoin that the court also dismissed disparate impact as inapposite.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2021
This type of verbal infelicity underscores the limitations of automatic, computerized word and spelling-check mechanisms, whereby a word or words can slip through undetected, regardless of the context of usage, however inapposite.
From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2019
That left a noticeably exasperated court to rely on outdated and inapposite studies provided by the government.
From Slate • Sep. 22, 2016
Louis had crept up behind Mr. Batchgrew, who in his inapposite white waistcoat stood between the two lovers, stertorous with vague anathema.
From The Price of Love by Bennett, Arnold
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.