Inapposite (Adjective)
Meaning
Of an inappropriate or misapplied nature.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The lawyer's comparison of the client's case to a well-known novel was inapposite and misleading.
- Her decision to wear a cocktail dress to the hiking trip was an inapposite choice for the rugged terrain.
- The comedian's inapposite remarks about politics fell flat with the largely apolitical audience.
- The politician's promise to improve education by simply throwing more money at it was an inapposite solution.
- The tourist's reliance on a decades-old map proved inapposite in navigating the newly renovated city.