infelicitous
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ɪ.təs/, /ˌɪn.fɪˈlɪs.ɪ.təs/, /ˌɪn.fɛlˈɪs.ɪ.təs/
- (America) IPA: /ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ɪ.təs/, /ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ə.təs/
infelicitous
- Unhappy or unfortunate.
- 1973, Bret Harte, "A Boy's Dog" in Mrs. Skaggs's Husbands and Other Sketches:
- If leading a "dog's life" be considered a peculiar phase of human misery, the life of a Boys' Dog is still more infelicitous.
- 1973, Bret Harte, "A Boy's Dog" in Mrs. Skaggs's Husbands and Other Sketches:
- Inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done.
- 1909, William MacLeod Raine, Ridgway of Montana, ch. 24:
- "Now, you've got just grounds for shooting me," he said gaily, and instantly regretted his infelicitous remark.
- 1909, William MacLeod Raine, Ridgway of Montana, ch. 24:
- (unhappy) seeSynonyms en
- (unlucky) seeSynonyms en
- French: infortuné
- Russian: несчастли́вый
- Spanish: infortunado, desventurado, desgraciado, infeliz, desdichado
- French: malheureux, maladroit, inadéquat, gauche
- Russian: неуме́стный
- Spanish: torpe, impropio, aciago, inadecuado
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