Showing posts with label in appropriate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label in appropriate. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

inappropriate, misappropriate

Inappropriate or inappropriate means not proper or suitable--
He wore cut-offs when everyone else was in a suit; he felt foolish in inappropriate clothing.
That comment was inappropriate; no personal remarks, please.

Misappropriate or misappropriate means to use wrongfully or dishonestly, as money entrusted--
He was tempted to misappropriate funds from the payroll to make up a shortage elsewhere.
He tried to misappropriate several million, but he was caught.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"The accusation that he tried to misappropriate public funds was inappropriate, at best, and possibly libelous."

Note--"in appropriate" ( two words ) means [ in something ] proper or suitable--
He went home and changed; he felt better in appropriate clothing.
Note # 2--"unappropriated" means not set aside for public use, or not claimed by anyone--
There is still a sum of unappropriated money in the city budget.
There may still be unappropriated land in the American West.