infelicitous

Example Sentences

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The former minister said his comments were "infelicitous" but "his concerns about Islamism are entirely legitimate" and he should not have been suspended from the party.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2024

It struck me as infelicitous at best that Aster’s “hero” should be “subjected” to the very sort of inner-city crime fantasy that so often misrepresents urban life in American pop culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2023

The other actors—many, like Dumezweni, holdovers from the show’s original London cast—struggle bravely with the script’s infelicitous mix of action and exposition, but they handle the big emotional moments like pros.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2018

The current infelicitous phrase, coined in 2004 by sociologist Irene Levin, is that I’m part of an LAT couple, Living Apart Together.

From The Guardian • Sep. 23, 2017

The copy editor for the series, our last line of defense against the stupid mistake or infelicitous phrase, was Joe Rogers.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times