MALAPROPOS
\mˌale͡ɪpɹˈə͡ʊpə͡ʊz], \mˌaleɪpɹˈəʊpəʊz], \m_ˌa_l_eɪ_p_ɹ_ˈəʊ_p_əʊ_z]\
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at an inconvenient time; "he arrived inopportunely just as we sat down for dinner"; "she answered malapropos"
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of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature
By Princeton University
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at an inconvenient time; "he arrived inopportunely just as we sat down for dinner"; "she answered malapropos"
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of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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