- not suitable or appropriate in a particular situation
- inappropriate behaviour/language
- it is inappropriate (for somebody/something) (to do something) It would be inappropriate for me to comment.
- inappropriate to/for something clothes inappropriate to the occasion
Extra Examples- What's the best way for a teacher to deal with inappropriate behaviour?
- This treatment was highly inappropriate in her case.
- The existing library is totally inappropriate to our needs.
- The size of the machines makes them inappropriate for domestic use.
- Your bright red coat would be quite inappropriate for a funeral.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- for
- to
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