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Infelicitous Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Infelicitous has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

not appropriate in application; defective

"an infelicitous remark"

"infelicitous phrasing"

"the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"

2

marked by or producing unhappiness

"infelicitous circumstances"

"unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"

3

Unhappy or unfortunate.

Example Sentences
"an infelicitous remark" adjective
"infelicitous phrasing" adjective
"the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy" adjective
"infelicitous circumstances" adjective
"unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
felicitous
Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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