adjective
- not relevant or appropriate to a particular situation
Usage: formal
Examples
- His joke was completely inapposite given the serious nature of the meeting.
- The lawyer’s citation of that case law was inapposite to the current dispute.
- Her cheerful remarks seemed inapposite at the funeral.
- The committee found his qualifications inapposite for the technical position.
- The professor dismissed the student’s inapposite comparison between the two theories.
- Such casual attire would be inapposite for a formal dinner party.