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Not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; -- followed by to or for.

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  1. a. Not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; -- followed by to or for.
  2. adj. not suitable for a particular occasion etc
  3. adj. not in keeping with what is correct or proper
  4. Not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; -- followed by to or for. -- In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ly, adv. -- In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ness, n.
  5. Not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable;not specially fitted; -- followed by to or for.-- In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ly, adv.-- In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ness, n.
  6. j:100 a. not suitable for a particular occasion etc s. not in keeping with what is correct or proper