inappropriately

adverb

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 There is also evidence that psychopathy evidence is being inappropriately relied on in death penalty cases. — David Dematteo, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 In November 2005, church volunteer Scott Preston Moore entered sleeping quarters at night and inappropriately touched two teenage boys. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 The parents of two twin boys who were let go from the show claimed that Busfield inappropriately touched the children on the set in Albuquerque. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 The court alleged that Busfield inappropriately touched two children on the Albuquerque set of The Cleaning Lady. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 The company added several safety features designed with teens in mind after several lawsuits alleged its chatbots inappropriately interacted with underage users. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Small was accused of inappropriately touching a fellow staffer at an Albany bar following a June 16 staff event. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 More recently, OpenAI revealed that its AI agents inappropriately accessed the websites of federal agencies. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026 The complaint also says that Merrill advisors inappropriately steered clients toward low-interest Bank of America accounts, resulting in substantial financial losses. — Chase Jordan october 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inappropriately
  1. incorrectly
  2. mistakenly
  3. erroneously
  4. inaccurately
Adverb
  • More than this though, in scientific research, committing a Type 1 error — incorrectly believing there is sufficient evidence for a new claim when the claim is actually wrong — does not reflect poorly on the quality of the science done.
    — Mark Louie F. Ramos, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Others reacted to the post using letter emoji to spell out — incorrectly — a racial slur for Black people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of incorrectly
Adverb
  • Still, these costs sometimes get mistakenly passed on to the patient.
    — Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The state previously acknowledged that some people were mistakenly registered to vote through the DMV.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of mistakenly
Adverb
  • The law is supposed to prevent mistakes that could erroneously purge eligible voters right before an election without giving voters time to correct errors.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Fencebridge now denies that figure, stating that the comment was made erroneously, and the figure is closer to $24 million — $13 million for ammunition and $11 million for guns.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of erroneously
Adverb
  • Part of the Blue Island discourse was predicated on the language some Black artists sometimes use to express their frustration around their art being inaccurately labeled.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Keep in mind, though, that software often inaccurately depicts the actuation points of keyboards, albeit by amounts that are hard to notice, according to RTINGs’ testing).
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of inaccurately

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“Inappropriately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inappropriately. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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