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May 27, 2012
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mal•ap•ro•pos



Pronunciation: (mal"ap-ru-pō'), [key]
—adj.
inappropriate; out of place; inopportune; untimely: a malapropos remark.

—adv.
inappropriately; inopportunely.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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