malapropos

• POS: Adjective, Noun, Adverb
• HYPHEN: mal=ap=ro=pos

CIDE DICTIONARY

malapropos, a. & adv. [F. mal à propos; mal evil + à propos to the purpose.].

 Unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

malapropos, adv., adj., & n.
--adv. inopportunely; inappropriately.
--adj. inopportune; inappropriate.
--n. something inappropriately said, done, etc.

Etymology

F mal {agrave} propos f. mal ill: see APROPOS

THESAURUS

malapropos

bad, futile, ill-adapted, ill-advised, ill-assorted, ill-chosen, ill-considered, ill-fitted, ill-matched, ill-seasoned, ill-sorted, ill-suited, ill-timed, impolitic, improper, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, inauspicious, incongruous, inconvenient, inept, inexpedient, infelicitous, inopportune, intempestive, intrusive, irrelevant, late, mal a propos, maladjusted, misjoined, mismatched, mismated, misplaced, mistimed, off base, out of character, out of joint, out of keeping, out of line, out of phase, out of place, out of proportion, out of season, out of time, out of tune, premature, too late, too soon, unadapted, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, undesirable, undue, unfavorable, unfit, unfitted, unfitting, unfortunate, unhandy, unhappy, unlucky, unmeet, unprofitable, unpropitious, unqualified, unready, unripe, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuitable, unsuited, untimely, untoward, unwise, wrong