as in incorrectly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
she inappropriately referred to my chaperone as my father, and not as my stepfather
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Recent Examples of inappropriately
Her imperious, elderly father Herrmann (Sylvester Groth) has become disinhibited by dementia and is prone to touching his female caretaker (Patrycja Ziółkowska ) inappropriately, a problem Elsa doesn’t want to face any more than Lucy does.
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
The affidavit further alleges that the girl told her father that Diaz touched her inappropriately, and that Diaz left and went to a nearby hotel.
—Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
The must-read (Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times) Trees in and around the Palisades and Eaton fire burn scars are dying — or being inappropriately removed — at an alarming rate, Times staff writer Noah Haggerty wrote.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Jean was found and arrested near the school and later admitted to writing his phone number of the girl’s arm but denied touching her inappropriately.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
The investigation further claims that on May 4, Wright touched the student inappropriately.
—Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled Monday that Thao and her three co-defendants failed to prove government authorities acted inappropriately or hid damning details about their star witness while building their sprawling corruption case in the first half of 2024.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
Guadalupe Mercado-Guerra, from Mexico, reportedly touched a minor inappropriately multiple times in Travis County, Texas, near the city of Austin.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
But Isaacman did not directly respond to claims that NASA acted inappropriately.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
The affidavit further alleges that the girl told her father that Diaz touched her inappropriately, and that Diaz left and went to a nearby hotel.
—Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
The must-read (Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times) Trees in and around the Palisades and Eaton fire burn scars are dying — or being inappropriately removed — at an alarming rate, Times staff writer Noah Haggerty wrote.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Jean was found and arrested near the school and later admitted to writing his phone number of the girl’s arm but denied touching her inappropriately.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
The investigation further claims that on May 4, Wright touched the student inappropriately.
—Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled Monday that Thao and her three co-defendants failed to prove government authorities acted inappropriately or hid damning details about their star witness while building their sprawling corruption case in the first half of 2024.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
Guadalupe Mercado-Guerra, from Mexico, reportedly touched a minor inappropriately multiple times in Travis County, Texas, near the city of Austin.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
But Isaacman did not directly respond to claims that NASA acted inappropriately.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inappropriately
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All 20 of those vendors showed some issue with accuracy or completeness in at least one of these simple tests, including nine that hallucinated patient information, 12 that recorded information incorrectly, and 17 that missed key details about discussed mental health issues.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2026
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Meanwhile, 12 staff members at a Dutch hospital where a hantavirus patient is being treated were told to quarantine after incorrectly handling bodily fluids.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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But security personnel mistakenly attributed that alarm to a herd of deer that was nearby.—
Mead Gruver,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The officers did not say why the crowd seemed hostile to police, but did not disagree when one of the attorneys suggested that people streaming from the bars into gunfire that night may have mistakenly thought that law enforcement started the shooting.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
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If an Entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or destroyed, entrant’s sole remedy shall be another entry into the Sweepstakes.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
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This comes just days after FIFA President Gianni Infantino tried to defend the sky-high ticket prices by (erroneously) comparing them to college football get-in prices.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Though Rogers is Christian, his story of transformation from weakling to hero certainly spoke to young Jewish boys and men, who were often inaccurately portrayed in the media and press as intellectually superior but physically inferior.—
Miriam Eve Mora,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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In 2024, Abbott recalled several lots of Libre 3 sensors due to inaccurately high readings.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Inappropriately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inappropriately. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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