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
Wrong is a synonym for infelicitous. In some cases you can use "Wrong" instead an adjective "Infelicitous".
Nearby Word: infelicity
Wrong
Wrong adjective - Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.
Usage example: has a knack for saying just the wrong thing
Infelicitous is a synonym for wrong in inappropriate topic. Sometimes you can use "Infelicitous" instead an adjective "Wrong", if it concerns topics such as ill-advised.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inapt and infelicitous
- inapt and wrong
- improper and infelicitous
- improper and wrong
- unfit and infelicitous
- unfit and wrong
- inappropriate and infelicitous
- inappropriate and wrong
- unsuitable and infelicitous
- unsuitable and wrong
- incongruous and infelicitous
- incongruous and wrong
- untimely and infelicitous
- untimely and wrong
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Wrong and Infelicitous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/infelicitous/wrong
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