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- adjective idiomatic Not in the
proper situation orarrangement , orinappropriate for thecircumstances .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a setting where one is or feels inappropriate or incongruous
- adjective of an inappropriate or misapplied nature
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