inapposite

1. 1.

   of an inappropriate or misapplied nature

   Synonymsout of place

   Similarmalapropos

Questions about inapposite

What does inapposite mean?

inapposite means "of an inappropriate or misapplied nature".

How many syllables are in inapposite?

inapposite has 4 syllables: i-nap-po-site. The stress falls on "nap".

What is another word for inapposite?

Close synonyms include out of place. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is inapposite a common word?

inapposite is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.