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inapropo

inapropo is the alternative form of inappropo.

Meaning of inappropo

Adjective (1)

inappropo (comparative more inappropo, superlative most inappropo)

  1. (informal) Inappropriate.
    • Just in case the song isn't edited to your tastes, hit some crazy effect to help cover up the inappropo stuff.2013 May, Arnoldo Offermann, “An Ounce of Perception: Rather Than Just Lamenting Modern Music, Here Are Steps to Make It Work”, in Mobile Beat, number 149, →ISSN, page 51

Adjective (2)

inappropo (comparative more inappropo, superlative most inappropo)

  1. (nonstandard) Not apropos.
    • “But what has all this wordy, windy, inappropo introductory to do with the subject matter suggested by your heading?”1874, Charles W. Jay, “My First Hunt in My New Home”, in My New Home in Northern Michigan: And Other Tales, Trenton, NJ: W. S. and E. W. Sharp, page 103

Forms of inapropo

comparativemore inapropo
superlativemost inapropo

Questions about inapropo

What is inapropo the alternative form of?
Inapropo is the alternative form of inappropo.

Words near inapropo in the dictionary

  1. inappropriatenesses
  2. inappropro
  3. inapproximabilities
  4. inapproximability
  5. inapproximable
  6. inapropo
  7. inapropro
  8. inapt
  9. inaptitude
  10. inaptitudes
  11. inaptly

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