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infelicitously en · ADV

Etymology

From infelicitous + -ly or in- + felicitously.

Meanings

  1. In a way that is infelicitous or unfortunate
    • By turns absorbing, confounding, exhausting and altogether stranger and more rib-ticklingly funny than most fiction, Craig Baldwin's infelicitously titled and cacophonous provocation, "Mock Up on Mu," comes close to defying categorization. 2009 January 14, Manohla Dargis, “Star Log: Trippy Sci-Fi Mash-Up Alert!”, in New York Times:

Forms

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more infelicitously Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most infelicitously Degree=Sup lexicographic

Relateds

infelicity · infelicitous · felicitously

Translations (2)

fi surkeasti (in infelicitous manner) · fi onnettomasti (in infelicitous manner)