infelicitous
Meaning
- Unhappy or unfortunate.
- Inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done.
- Of a sentence or utterance: not semantically and pragmatically coherent.
Synonyms
abortive
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ɪ.təs/
Etymology
From in- + felicitous.
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