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# inappropriate

adjective (inappropriate, more inappropriate); adverb «inappropriately»

«inappropriate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Not suitable or not right for a particular time, place or person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inappropriate/#m1)
2. (safety) Describing words, pictures, touching or messages that are wrong or unsafe for a child, which a child should tell a trusted adult about. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inappropriate/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school, inappropriate behaviour breaks class rules (shouting in assembly, rude words). In online and personal-safety lessons, if anyone shows or sends something inappropriate, or touches you in a way that feels wrong, you say no and tell a trusted adult. In writing, an inappropriate word does not fit the register. Phrases: inappropriate behaviour, inappropriate language, inappropriate for children.

### Examples

- Wearing flip-flops on a mountain hike is inappropriate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inappropriate/#x1)
- Rude jokes in assembly are inappropriate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inappropriate/#x2)
- If someone sends you something inappropriate online, tell a trusted adult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inappropriate/#x3)
- The film was rated inappropriate for young children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inappropriate/#x4)
- Laughing at a funeral would be inappropriate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inappropriate/#x5)
- Slang can be inappropriate in a formal letter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inappropriate/#x6)

### Note

Opposite: «appropriate». Spelling: one double p: «in-ap-pro-pri-ate». Safety: you are never in trouble for telling an adult about something inappropriate.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «inappropriate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inappropriate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inappropriate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inappropriate.html) on Mova free.