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inapposite

[in-ap-uh-zit] / ɪnˈæp ə zɪt /












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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That left a noticeably exasperated court to rely on outdated and inapposite studies provided by the government.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

It is inapposite to urge that we do not want fevers or shaken houses.

From The Nature of Goodness by Palmer, George Herbert