1. 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.