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Definition of Inappositeness
1. Noun. Inappropriateness. "Greater inaptness of expression would be hard to imagine"
Generic synonyms: Inappropriateness, Unworthiness
Antonyms: Appositeness, Aptness
Derivative terms: Inapposite, Inapt
Definition of Inappositeness
1. Noun. The state or quality of not being apposite. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inappositeness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inappositeness
Literary usage of Inappositeness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Jeremy Bentham by Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring (1843)
"Of their inappositeness, the consequence is, that, in conjunction with the ideas
which they are employed and intended to present to riew, ..."
2. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1922)
"We need not stop to review them, however, first, because their inappositeness is
necessarily demonstrated when it Is observed that if the contention as to ..."
3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1904)
"... question whether the husband was in any way at fault, and, therefore, there
was not identity, and resulting res judicata. 'Пи- inappositeness of these ..."
4. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1893)
"... to Miss Lockhart's simple, inexperienced, country soul ; and Sir John was
immensely amused at what he considered the inappositeness of her expression. ..."
5. The Bookman (1907)
"... and you know not which is worse, the triviality of the discourse or its
inappositeness. They preface one of their most impassioned exhortations with the ..."
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