inappropriate English · revision 10619

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1791|origins=en appropriate}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˌɪn.əˈprəʊ.pri.ət/, US /ˌɪn.əˈproʊ.pri.ət/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from in-, not (see [[in-]]), and [[appropriate]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Not proper, unsuitable: 1791 in Etymonline,^(Etymonline) 1804 in the OED and Merriam-Webster.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ An earlier form was ''unappropriate'' (1742).^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1742 – unappropriate.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1791 – inappropriate.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1804 – first OED quotation.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Not [[suitable]] or proper for the situation; [[improper]] or untimely.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[inappropriately]]

+ * [[inappropriateness]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[appropriate]]

+ * [[proper]]

+ * [[property]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}