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infelicitous

adjective
in·​fe·​lic·​i·​tous | \ ËŒin-fi-ˈli-sÉ™-tÉ™s How to pronounce infelicitous (audio) \

Definition of infelicitous

: not felicitous: such as
a : not appropriate or well-timed an infelicitous remark
b : awkward, unfortunate an infelicitous moment
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Other Words from infelicitous

infelicitously adverb

Examples of infelicitous in a Sentence

an infelicitous comment on the weight of the guest of honor at the banquet

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 Despite the infelicitous coincidence of the election date with Easter — which would normally have been expected to depress turnout — turnout actually ticked slightly upward from recent contests, to 67 percent. — Amy Erica Smith, Vox, "Is Costa Rica’s presidential election a victory for liberalism?," 2 Apr. 2018 As in video games, the action is lurid, hyperkinetic, and gruesomely violent, with nods to Grand Theft Auto and a comparably infelicitous treatment of the few women characters who show up. — Chicago Reader, "The 2017 Chicago International Film Festival, reviewed," 12 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of infelicitous

1835, in the meaning defined above

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