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inappropriate
/ˌɪnəˈprəʊpriət/ adjectiveDefinition
› not suitable for a particular situation or person: inappropriate for sb/sth He had investments in a property company and six media shareholdings - all of which were deemed inappropriate for a BBC director general.inappropriate for sb to do sth It is entirely inappropriate for fast food chains to be linked to sport. completely/totally/wholly inappropriate inappropriate action/behaviour/conduct
inappropriately adverb › The report said the company had never acted inappropriately. inappropriateness noun [U] › the inappropriateness of her conduct(Definition of inappropriate adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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