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infelicitous

adjective

in·​fe·​lic·​i·​tous ˌin-fi-ˈli-sə-təs How to pronounce infelicitous (audio)
: not felicitous: such as
a
: not appropriate or well-timed
an infelicitous remark
b
: awkward, unfortunate
an infelicitous moment
infelicitously adverb

Example Sentences

an infelicitous comment on the weight of the guest of honor at the banquet
Recent Examples on the Web The New York bill would implement a concept called extended producer responsibility, an incredibly infelicitous recycling term. Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2021 That grid revision unfortunately resulted in some infelicitous words being added to the puzzle. New York Times, 3 Feb. 2020 Despite the infelicitous coincidence of the election date with Easter — which would normally have been expected to depress turnout — turnout actually ticked slightly upward from recent contests, to 67 percent. Amy Erica Smith, Vox, 2 Apr. 2018 As in video games, the action is lurid, hyperkinetic, and gruesomely violent, with nods to Grand Theft Auto and a comparably infelicitous treatment of the few women characters who show up. Chicago Reader, 12 Oct. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of infelicitous was in 1835
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