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inappropriate

[in-uh-proh-pree-it] / ˌɪn əˈproʊ pri ɪt /
ADJECTIVE
not proper, unsuitable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disproportionate improper incorrect irrelevant tasteless unseemly unsuitable wrong
WEAK
bad form foot-in-mouth garbage ill-fitted ill-suited ill-timed inapplicable inapropos incongruous inconsonant indecorous inept left-field malapropos off out of line out of place unbecoming unbefitting undue unfit unfitting unmeet unseasonable untimely way-off wrong number
Antonyms
STRONGEST
appropriate correct decent fitting good moral proper right suitable
WEAK
OK

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For that reason, it might be worth documenting with them that certain inappropriate comments are being made.

From MarketWatch

Duterte's defence lawyer Nicholas Kaufman, summing up his case, said that if his client could be faulted for anything, it was his "inappropriate choice of language".

From Barron's

Long then apologized to senators during his confirmation hearing, saying the comment was “totally inappropriate.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Barrett has said in legal filings he did “nothing inappropriate involving Mr. Epstein or his accounts” and he wasn’t aware of any illicit activity.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It would be inappropriate to comment further while police investigate," a Prison Service spokesperson added.

From BBC

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