"inappositeness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈapəzɪtnəs/ [UK]
Etymology: From inapposite + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|inapposite|ness}} inapposite + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} inappositeness (uncountable)
  1. The state or quality of not being apposite. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-inappositeness-en-noun-8oG~J7nd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry
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          "text": "To men and women excited by the details of the last murder they discourse of the existence of God in short, crisp sentences,--and I know not which is worse, the triviality of the discourse or its inappositeness.",
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