- 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. Source: opted
- 2. adj. not appropriate in application; defective Source: wordnet
- 3. adj. marked by or producing unhappiness Source: wordnet
- 4. 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. Source: webster
- 5. Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate orappropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or done; as, aninfelicitous condition; an infelicitous remark; an infelicitousdescription; infelicitous words. Source: adambom
- 6. a. not appropriate in application; defective s. marked by or producing unhappiness Source: ecdict
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