infelicitous

== English == === Etymology === From in- +‎ felicitous. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ɪ.təs/, /ˌɪn.fɪˈlɪs.ɪ.təs/, /ˌɪn.fɛlˈɪs.ɪ.təs/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ɪ.təs/, /ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ə.təs/ === Adjective === infelicitous (comparative more infelicitous, superlative most infelicitous) Unhappy or unfortunate. Inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done. (linguistics) Of a sentence or utterance: not semantically and pragmatically coherent. ==== Synonyms ==== (unhappy): See Thesaurus:sad or Thesaurus:lamentable (unlucky): See Thesaurus:unlucky ==== Derived terms ==== infelicitously infelicitousness ==== Translations ====