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    infelicitous

    infelicitous - Dictionary definition and meaning for word infelicitous

    Definition
    (adj) not appropriate in application; defective
    Example Sentence
    • an infelicitous remark
    • infelicitous phrasing
    • the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy
    Definition
    (adj) marked by or producing unhappiness
    Synonyms : unhappy
    Example Sentence
    • infelicitous circumstances
    • unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for infelicitous

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bad ideas are infectious

think "fell" and "phallus" one is unfortunate and the other inappropriate (to pull out at dinner)

FELICIDAD means HAPPINESS in Spanish language. So infelicitous means unhappiness.

the bully pushed you: IN FELL CITY which is unfortunate and makes you unhappy...

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