"infelicitous" in the adjective sense
1. infelicitous
not appropriate in application defective
"an infelicitous remark"
"infelicitous phrasing"
"the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"
2. infelicitous, unhappy
marked by or producing unhappiness
"infelicitous circumstances"
"unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series
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