INFELICITOUS


Meaning of INFELICITOUS in English

|in+ adjective

Etymology: in- (I) + felicitous

: not felicitous:

a. : unfortunate

infelicitous remark

b. : not appropriate in application : awkward

infelicitous phrase

c. : defective , imperfect

infelicitous typesetting due to illegible copy

• in·fe·lic·i·tous·ly adverb

• in·fe·lic·i·tous·ness noun

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