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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. not appropriate in application; defective;
- Example: "an infelicitous remark"
- Example: "infelicitous phrasing"
- Example: "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"

2. marked by or producing unhappiness;
- Example: "infelicitous circumstances"
- Example: "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series
[syn: infelicitous, unhappy]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

infelicitous
    adj 1: not appropriate in application; defective; "an
           infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the
           infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy" [ant:
           felicitous]
    2: marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous
       circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through
       swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series [syn:
       infelicitous, unhappy]