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malapert
malapportioned
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malapropos
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malapropos

mal·a·pro·pos [ màl aprə pṓ, ma lápprə p ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
out of place: not appropriate to the situation in which something is done or said



adverb 
Definition:
 
inappropriately or inopportunely: in an inappropriate way or at an inopportune moment

[Mid-17th century. < French mal à propos "ill-suited to the purpose"]
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