'Infelicitous' definitions:
Definition of 'infelicitous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy" [ant: felicitous]
adjective
Marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series [syn: infelicitous, unhappy]
Definition of 'Infelicitous'
From: GCIDE
- Infelicitous \In`fe*lic"i*tous\, a. Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or done; as, an infelicitous condition; an infelicitous remark; an infelicitous description; infelicitous words. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'infelicitous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bad,
- barbaric,
- barbarous,
- cacophonous,
- careless,
- clumsy,
- coarse,
- crude,
- doggerel,
- Doric,
- dysphemistic,
- erroneous,
- faulty,
- futile,
- graceless,
- gross,
- harsh,
- ill-adapted,
- ill-advised,
- ill-assorted,
- ill-chosen,
- ill-considered,
- ill-fitted,
- ill-matched,
- ill-seasoned,
- ill-sorted,
- ill-suited,
- ill-timed,
- impolitic,
- imprecise,
- improper,
- impure,
- in bad taste,
- inadmissible,
- inadvisable,
- inapplicable,
- inapposite,
- inappropriate,
- inapt,
- inauspicious,
- inconcinnate,
- inconcinnous,
- incongruous,
- inconvenient,
- incorrect,
- indecorous,
- inelegant,
- inept,
- inexpedient,
- inopportune,
- intempestive,
- intrusive,
- irrelevant,
- late,
- loose,
- low,
- mal a propos,
- maladjusted,
- malapropos,
- misjoined,
- mismatched,
- mismated,
- misplaced,
- mistimed,
- off base,
- out of character,
- out of joint,
- out of keeping,
- out of line,
- out of phase,
- out of place,
- out of proportion,
- out of season,
- out of time,
- out of tune,
- outlandish,
- premature,
- rude,
- slipshod,
- slovenly,
- solecistic,
- tasteless,
- too late,
- too soon,
- unadapted,
- unapt,
- unbecoming,
- unbefitting,
- uncourtly,
- uncouth,
- undesirable,
- undignified,
- uneuphonious,
- unfavorable,
- unfelicitous,
- unfit,
- unfitted,
- unfitting,
- unfortunate,
- ungraceful,
- ungrammatic,
- unhandy,
- unhappy,
- unlucky,
- unmeet,
- unpolished,
- unprofitable,
- unpropitious,
- unqualified,
- unready,
- unrefined,
- unripe,
- unseasonable,
- unseemly,
- unsuitable,
- unsuited,
- untimely,
- untoward,
- unwise,
- vulgar,
- wrong