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infelicitous

/,ɪnfə'lɪsɪtəs/

Synonyms of infelicitous Antonyms of infelicitous Examples of infelicitous Usage of infelicitous Parts of infelicitous Definition that contains infelicitous Words sounding like infelicitous Explanation of infelicitous

adjective
marked by or producing unhappiness
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"infelicitous circumstances"

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unhappy unfortunate
adjective
not appropriate in application; defective
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"an infelicitous remark" "infelicitous phrasing" "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"

Similar:

cumbersome ill-chosen inapt inept clumsy unfortunate awkward

Opposite:

felicitous

Examples of infelicitous

"infelicitous circumstances"
"an infelicitous remark"
"infelicitous phrasing"
"the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"