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infelicitous definition
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Overview of adj infelicitous The adj infelicitous has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. infelicitous -- (not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy") 2. infelicitous, unhappy -- (marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series) Antonyms of adj infelicitous 2 senses of infelicitous Sense 1 infelicitous (vs. felicitous) felicitous (vs. infelicitous) => congratulatory, gratulatory => happy, well-chosen => well-turned => well-wishing(postnominal) Sense 2 infelicitous, unhappy INDIRECT (VIA unfortunate) -> fortunate Similarity of adj infelicitous 2 senses of infelicitous Sense 1 infelicitous (vs. felicitous) => awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen => unfortunate Also See-> unhappy#1 Sense 2 infelicitous, unhappy => unfortunate (vs. fortunate) Attributes of adj infelicitous 1 of 2 senses of infelicitous Sense 1 infelicitous (vs. felicitous) => felicity, felicitousness Familiarity of adj infelicitous infelicitous used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj infelicitous infelicitous Overview of adj infelicitous The adj infelicitous has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. infelicitous -- (not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy") 2. infelicitous, unhappy -- (marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series)
infelicitous definition
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