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Infelicity

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Noun

1. infelicity

inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Infelicity

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noun plural -ties
1. 
the state or quality of being unhappy or unfortunate
2. 
an instance of bad luck or mischance; misfortune
3. 
something, esp a remark or expression, that is inapt or inappropriate

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Infelicity

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noun
1. 
the quality or condition of being infelicitous
2. Word forms: plural ˌinfeˈlicities
something infelicitous; unsuitable or inapt remark, action, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Infelicity

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n. pl. in·fe·lic·i·ties
1. The quality or condition of being infelicitous.
2. Something inappropriate or unpleasing.

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