Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
Source : WordNet®
infelicitous
adj 1: not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous
remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous
typesetting was due to illegible copy" [ant: {felicitous}]
2: marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous
circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot
through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series
[syn: {unhappy}]