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malapropos

/ˌmælæprəˈpəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
malapro-pos
IPA
/ˌmælæprəˈpəʊ/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

out of place; inappropriate

adv

out of place; inappropriately

Etymology

From French mal à propos, from mal (“bad, badly”) and à propos (“appropriate, relevant”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more malapropos (comparative) most malapropos (superlative)

Derived Forms

malapropism malapropoism

Frequently Paired Words

apropos

Synonyms

inopportunely

Questions

How do you pronounce malapropos?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmælæprəˈpəʊ/.
What does malapropos mean?
out of place; inappropriate
Where does malapropos come from?
It is traced to French.

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