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malapropos - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'malapropos' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Malapropos [ a. & adv.]
- Unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably.

Meaning of 'malapropos' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . malapropos [ r]
Meaning (1):
- at an inconvenient time
Example in sentence:
  • he arrived inopportunely just as we sat down for dinner;
  • she answered malapropos

Nearby Words:

mal- mala malabar malacatune malacca malachite malacissant malacissation malacobdella malacoderm

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