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malapropos
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As an adjective, malapropos means out of place. As an adverb, it means out of place.
Meanings of malapropos
4 meaningsadjective
Out of place; inappropriate
Of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature
adverb
Out of place; inappropriately
At an inconvenient time
“he arrived inopportunely just as we sat down for dinner”
“she answered malapropos”
Similar: inopportunely
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
adverb: at an inconvenient time
inopportunely
Oppositesapropos
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