Infelicitous

Meaning

Adj

●

Unhappy or unfortunate.

●

Inappropriate or

; not

,

, or done.

●

In Linguistics & Pragmatics:

Of a

or

: not

and

coherent.

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Origin

infelicitous

English

felicitous

English

felicitas

Latin

-itas

Latin

felix

Latin

in-

English

in

Latin

in-

Latin

in-

Middle English (1100-1500)

in-

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

in

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

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