Meaning & use
Inapposite
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Not suitable or relevant in a particular situation; inappropriate.
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The judge ruled the comparison inapposite to the facts of the case.
Her joke felt inapposite given the somber mood of the room.
A note on using this word
The opposite of 'apposite' (fitting or relevant), this word is common in formal legal and academic writing but rare in everyday conversation.
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