Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inappropo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-ap-propo
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inappropriate.

Informal

adj

Not apropos.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Usage

Inflected Forms

more inappropo (comparative) most inappropo (superlative) inappropro (alternative) inapropo (alternative) inapropro (alternative)

Questions

What does inappropo mean?
Inappropriate.
Where does inappropo come from?
Clipping of inappropriate + -o. But perhaps by confusion with a supposed opposite of apropos with prefix in-; see etymology 2 below.

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