Hypertext Webster Gateway: "infelicitous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Infelicitous \In`fe*lic"i*tous\, 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
infelicitous
adj 1: not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous
remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous
typesetting was due to illegible copy" [ant: {felicitous}]
2: marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous
circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot
through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series
[syn: {unhappy}]
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