Infelicitous

[ɪnfɪ'lɪsɪtəs]

Definition

(adj.) not appropriate in application; defective; 'an infelicitous remark'; 'infelicitous phrasing'; 'the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy' .

(adj.) marked by or producing unhappiness; 'infelicitous circumstances'; 'unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes'- American Guide Series .

Typist: Ronald--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or done; as, an infelicitous condition; an infelicitous remark; an infelicitous description; infelicitous words.

Checker: Luther

Definition

adj. not felicitous or happy: inappropriate inapt.—n. Infelic′ity want of felicity or happiness misery misfortune: unsuitableness: anything unsuitable or improper.

Typed by Arthur