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out-of-place

out-of-place adjective: inappropriate or incongruous in a particular setting or situation.

Adjective

out-of-place (not comparable)

  1. (attributive) Inappropriate or incongruous in a particular setting or situation.

Questions about out-of-place

What does out-of-place mean?
Out-of-place means inappropriate or incongruous in a particular setting or situation.
What part of speech is out-of-place?
Out-of-place is an adjective.

Words near out-of-place in the dictionary

  1. out-of-door
  2. out-of-doors
  3. out-of-office
  4. out-of-offices
  5. out-of-order
  6. out-of-place
  7. out-of-placeness
  8. out-of-pocket
  9. out-of-print
  10. out-of-process
  11. out-of-school learning

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