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The Collaborative International Dictionary
malapropos

malapropos \mal*ap"ro*pos`\, a. & adv. [F. mal [`a] propos; mal evil + [`a] propos to the purpose.] Unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
malapropos

1660s, from French mal à propos "inopportunely, inappropriately," literally "badly for the purpose," from mal (see mal-) + proposer "propose" (see propose).

Wiktionary
malapropos

a. out of place; inappropriate

WordNet
malapropos

  1. adj. of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature [ant: apropos]

  2. adv. at an inconvenient time; "he arrived inopportunely just as we sat down for dinner"; "she answered malapropos" [syn: inopportunely] [ant: opportunely]

Usage examples of "malapropos".

She took, in this malapropos manoeuvre, the same delight that a child experiences through the consciousness of being engaged in some mischievous wrong.

Obviously, flashers are not as easy to catch as users who parade around in their malapropos costume.