Inappropriate \In`ap*pro"pri*ate\, a. Not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; -- followed by to or for. -- {In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ly}, adv. -- {In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ness}, n.
inappropriately adv : in an inappropriate manner; "he was inappropriately dressed" [syn: {unsuitably}, {not suitably}] [ant: {appropriately}, {appropriately}]