inappropriate
Example Sentences
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"Understanding that larger circuit could help answer a simple question of why someone with an anxiety disorder might exhibit inappropriate fear responses to something that isn't actually dangerous," Halladay said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
It’s just a downer, an inappropriate introduction of ugly real-world truths.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
His way of impatiently rebuffing Salome’s inappropriate advances is to give her singing lessons.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
It told the BBC: "At this early stage it would be inappropriate to comment any further."
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
I wondered what he would say if he found me speaking for such an inappropriate length of time with his daughter.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.