# inappropriate

Pronunciation: say "in-uh-PROH-pree-uht" US /ˌɪnəˈpɹoʊpɹi.ət/, UK /ˌɪnəˈpɹəʊpɹi.ət/

## Adjective

1. Not suitable or fitting for the particular situation, time, or place.
   - Simple: Not right or suitable for a certain time, place, or situation.
   - _Her remarks were inappropriate given the formal setting of the meeting._
   - _The committee judged the joke inappropriate for a school assembly._
2. A polite or indirect way of describing talk, behavior, or material that is sexual or otherwise meant only for adults. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A polite word for something that is sexual or meant only for adults.
   - _He was fired for sending inappropriate messages to a coworker._
   - _The site blocks inappropriate content so children cannot stumble onto it._
3. Of an action or thing, so vile or unpleasant as to be repulsive. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Very nasty or gross, so that people want to turn away from it.
   - _The conditions inside the abandoned house were utterly inappropriate._
   - _She found the rotting food at the back of the fridge truly inappropriate._
4. So vile that it goes too far; excessively disgusting. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: So gross or nasty that it is too much to handle.
   - _By the third day the stench in the kitchen was simply inappropriate._
   - _The state of the holding cell was inappropriate, far past anything humane._

## Origin

Formed from the prefix "in-" (meaning "not") combined with "appropriate."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/inappropriate (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).