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English Dictionary: infelicitous by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
infelicitous
adj
  1. not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"
    Antonym(s): felicitous
  2. marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series
    Synonym(s): infelicitous, unhappy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Infelicitous \In`fe*lic"i*tous\, a.
      Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or
      appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or
      done; as, an infelicitous condition; an infelicitous remark;
      an infelicitous description; infelicitous words.
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