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noununappropriateness (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountableSynonym of inappropriateness.
[…] and yet the impropriety, the unappropriateness of wearing it at such a time was almost "past speaking of," Mrs. Drainham felt. "You should wear nothing but jet ornaments with such deep mourning," she said.
1873, Margaret Oliphant, InnocentSynonyms: inappropriateness
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nounSynonym of inappropriateness.
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unappropriateness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unappropriateness
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“unappropriateness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unappropriateness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unappropriateness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unappropriateness.
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