infelicitous
Adjective
- not appropriate in application; defective
- "an infelicitous remark"
- "infelicitous phrasing"
- "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"
Adjective Satellite
- marked by or producing unhappiness; ; - American Guide Series
- "infelicitous circumstances"
Adj
- Unhappy or unfortunate.
- Inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done.
- Of a sentence or utterance: not semantically and pragmatically coherent.
Origin / Etymology
From in- + felicitous.
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Scrabble Score: 17
infelicitous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordinfelicitous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
infelicitous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 21
infelicitous: valid Words With Friends Word