Definition of Infelicitous

1. Adjective. Not appropriate in application; defective. "The infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"

Attributes: Felicitousness, Felicity
Similar to: Awkward, Clumsy, Cumbersome, Ill-chosen, Inapt, Inept, Unfortunate
Also: Unhappy
Antonyms: Felicitous
Derivative terms: Infelicity

2. Adjective. Marked by or producing unhappiness. "Unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"
Exact synonyms: Unhappy
Similar to: Unfortunate

Definition of Infelicitous

1. a. Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or done; as, an infelicitous condition; an infelicitous remark; an infelicitous description; infelicitous words.

Definition of Infelicitous

1. Adjective. Unhappy or unfortunate. ¹

2. Adjective. Inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Infelicitous

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Infelicitous

infectors
infects
infecund
infecundity
infecundous
infeeble
infeebled
infeebles
infeebling
infeed
infeft
infefted
infefting
infefts
infelicities
infelicitous (current term)
infelicitously
infelicitousness
infelicity
infelonious
infelt
infeodation
infeodations
infeoff
infeoffed
infeoffing
infeoffment
infeoffments
infeoffs
infer

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