a. | 1. | Not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; - followed by to or for. |
Adj. | 1. | inappropriate - not suitable for a particular occasion etc; "noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"; "inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"; "put inappropriate pressure on them" Antonyms: appropriate - suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate" |
2. | inappropriate - not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste; undesirable; "incorrect behavior"; "she was seen in all the wrong places"; "He thought it was wrong for her to go out to work" | |
3. | inappropriate - not in keeping with what is correct or proper; "completely inappropriate behavior" |