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inappositeness

UK/ɪnˈapəzɪtnəs/

inappositeness noun: the state or quality of not being apposite.

Noun

inappositeness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of not being apposite.
    • And certainly an apt quotation is one of the most effective decorations of a public speech; but the dangers of inappositeness are correspondingly formidable.1898, George William Erskine Russell, Collections and Recollections
    • To men and women excited by the details of the last murder they discourse of the existence of God in short, crisp sentences,--and I know not which is worse, the triviality of the discourse or its inappositeness.1908, Charles Whibley, American Sketches

Origin of inappositeness

From inapposite + -ness.

Questions about inappositeness

What does inappositeness mean?
Inappositeness means the state or quality of not being apposite.
What part of speech is inappositeness?
Inappositeness is a noun.
How do you pronounce inappositeness?
Inappositeness is pronounced /ɪnˈapəzɪtnəs/ (UK).

Words near inappositeness in the dictionary

  1. inapplicableness
  2. inapplicably
  3. inapplication
  4. inapposite
  5. inappositely
  6. inappositeness
  7. inappreciability
  8. inappreciable
  9. inappreciably
  10. inappreciation
  11. inappreciative

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