inappropriate
inapp·rop·riate
adjective
1.
not suitable for a particular occasion etc
- “noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness”
- “inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach”
- “put inappropriate pressure on them”
2.
not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste; undesirable
- “incorrect behavior”
- “she was seen in all the wrong places”
- “He thought it was wrong for her to go out to work”
Origin
From in- + appropriate.
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