Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inappropriately

/ˌɪnəpɹˈɑpɹiətli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: in-ap-pro-pri-ate-ly
IPA: /ˌɪnəpɹˈɑpɹiətli/

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an inappropriate manner.

Example Sentences

"behave inappropriately"
"inappropriately dressed"
"inappropriately titled"

Etymology

Etymology tree English inappropriate Middle English -ly English -ly English inappropriately From inappropriate + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more inappropriately (comparative) most inappropriately (superlative)

Synonyms

unsuitably

Antonyms

appropriately

Questions

How do you pronounce inappropriately?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnəpɹˈɑpɹiətli/.
What does inappropriately mean?: In an inappropriate manner.
Where does inappropriately come from?: Etymology tree English inappropriate Middle English -ly English -ly English inappropriately From inappropriate + -ly.

How to pronounce inappropriately

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