inappropriate
adjective
in·ap·pro·pri·ate
ˌi-nə-ˈprō-prē-ət 
: not appropriate : unsuitable
inappropriate behavior
The movie's subject matter is inappropriate for small children.
inappropriately
adverb
dressed inappropriately
inappropriateness
noun
the inappropriateness of his comments
Synonyms
Examples of inappropriate in a Sentence
We won't tolerate such inappropriate behavior.
Her informal manner seemed wholly inappropriate to the occasion.
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Some of us may like to spend all our waking hours tending to the unreasonable needs and wants of some rare Himalayan daphne planted in an inappropriate climate.
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Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2024
Huntersville board members also voted to update its public comment policy to expand on what language and behavior are considered inappropriate, Bergsman said.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2024
Sutton was found to have shared inappropriate materials in connection with the student walkout and to have broken open meetings law.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
The term describes an all-too-common situation in which the eldest daughter in a family is tasked with outsized and often developmentally inappropriate responsibilities as a result of her position in the family’s birth order.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 June 2024
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Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2024
Huntersville board members also voted to update its public comment policy to expand on what language and behavior are considered inappropriate, Bergsman said.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2024
Sutton was found to have shared inappropriate materials in connection with the student walkout and to have broken open meetings law.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
The term describes an all-too-common situation in which the eldest daughter in a family is tasked with outsized and often developmentally inappropriate responsibilities as a result of her position in the family’s birth order.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 June 2024
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inappropriate
adjective
in·ap·pro·pri·ate
ˌin-ə-ˈprō-prē-ət
: not appropriate : unsuitable
inappropriate behavior
inappropriately
adverb
inappropriateness
noun
Medical Definition
inappropriate
adjective
in·ap·pro·pri·ate
ˌin-ə-ˈprō-prē-ət
: abnormal
inappropriate urinary sodium excretion—K. G. Barry & J. P. Malloy
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