"malappropriate" meaning in English

See malappropriate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: malappropriates [present, singular, third-person], malappropriating [participle, present], malappropriated [participle, past], malappropriated [past]
Etymology: From mal- + appropriate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mal|appropriate}} mal- + appropriate Head templates: {{en-verb}} malappropriate (third-person singular simple present malappropriates, present participle malappropriating, simple past and past participle malappropriated)
  1. Synonym of misappropriate. Synonyms: misappropriate [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

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