INFELICITOUS


Meaning of INFELICITOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-fi-ˈli-sə-təs ]

adjective

Date: 1835

: not felicitous: as

a. : not appropriate or well-timed

an infelicitous remark

b. : awkward , unfortunate

an infelicitous moment

• in·fe·lic·i·tous·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.