Amiss
Amiss adjective - Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.
Usage example: official recognition would not be amiss after that spectacular effort
Infelicitous and amiss are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Infelicitous" instead an adjective "Amiss".
Infelicitous
Infelicitous adjective - Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.
Usage example: an infelicitous comment on the weight of the guest of honor at the banquet
Amiss and infelicitous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Amiss" instead an adjective "Infelicitous".
Nearby Word: infelicity
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inapt and amiss
- inapt and infelicitous
- improper and amiss
- improper and infelicitous
- gauche and amiss
- gauche and infelicitous
- poor and amiss
- poor and infelicitous
- unfit and amiss
- unfit and infelicitous
- inappropriate and amiss
- inappropriate and infelicitous
- unsuitable and amiss
- unsuitable and infelicitous
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