infelicitously

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adverb

In a way that is infelicitous or unfortunate

Opposite
felicitously
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Meanings

adverbinfelicitously (comparative more infelicitously, superlative most infelicitously)

comparative more infelicitously · superlative most infelicitously

  1. In a way that is infelicitous or unfortunate

    By turns absorbing, confounding, exhausting and altogether stranger and more rib-ticklingly funny than most fiction, Craig Baldwin's infelicitously titled and cacophonous provocation, "Mock Up on Mu," comes close to defying categorization.

    2009 January 14, Manohla Dargis, “Star Log: Trippy Sci-Fi Mash-Up Alert!”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin an infelicitous manner

Opposite
felicitously

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From infelicitous + -ly or in- + felicitously.

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Translations

Finnish onnettomasti, surkeasti
  • onnettomastiin infelicitous manner
  • surkeastiin infelicitous manner
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APA

infelicitously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infelicitously

MLA

“infelicitously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infelicitously. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infelicitously,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infelicitously.

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