inappropriateness

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English inappropriate Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English inappropriateness From inappropriate + -ness.

1. The quality of being inappropriate; unsuitability.

   “The station is seven miles from South Molton, and reference to the inappropriateness of its former name was made in the article on the naming of railway stations, by Mr. M. D. Greville, which appeared in the March issue.”

   “I suppose thatʼs what I first loved about Marpessa, her unabashed inappropriateness.”

2. The result of being inappropriate.