infelicitous

Letters that make infelicitous

s, o, e, f, l, n, c, t, i, u are letters that make 'infelicitous'

Words within infelicitous

el, IT, IC, Ci, EL, felicitous, licit, li, ic, ci, in, US, IN, In, Fe, Li, elicit are words within 'infelicitous'


2 possible definitions for 'infelicitous'

Infelicitous as "marked by or producing unhappiness"

Under this definition, infelicitous is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

unhappy has the same meaning as infelicitous

Similar to infelicitous

unfortunate is similar to infelicitous.

Example of infelicitous used within this context

"infelicitous circumstances", "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series


Infelicitous as "not appropriate in application, defective"

Under this definition, infelicitous is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

felicitous has the opposite meaning of infelicitous

Attributes of infelicitous

felicity, felicitousness are attributes of 'infelicitous'.

Derivatives of infelicitous

infelicity is a derivative of infelicitous.

Similar to infelicitous

unfortunate, awkward, cumbersome, inept, clumsy, inapt, ill-chosen are similar to 'infelicitous'.

Example of infelicitous used within this context

"an infelicitous remark", "infelicitous phrasing", "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"



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