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
According to a New Mexico warrant obtained and reviewed by EW, Busfield has been accused by a pair of twin actors of inappropriately touching them while on the set of the Fox crime drama The Cleaning Lady.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
Whatever the truth of that claim, the phrase is inappropriately taken from a poem that is about a horror that cannot be compared to taxation.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Jan. 2026
Congressional Democrats accused Republicans of inappropriately focusing on the Somali community.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
Some deep bestial neurological structures fired inappropriately and stoked within her an instinct of brute survival.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Both say Busfield touched them inappropriately.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
An investigator with the Albuquerque Police Department filed a criminal complaint in support of the charge, which says a child reported that Busfield touched him inappropriately.
—CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
In later conversations with interviewers, the children claimed being touched inappropriately on set by Busfield in their private areas over their clothing, according to KOAT.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Zack Scrivner, a former Kern County supervisor, was charged with felony child abuse in February after he was accused of inappropriately touching one of his children in 2024.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
Whatever the truth of that claim, the phrase is inappropriately taken from a poem that is about a horror that cannot be compared to taxation.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Jan. 2026
Congressional Democrats accused Republicans of inappropriately focusing on the Somali community.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
Some deep bestial neurological structures fired inappropriately and stoked within her an instinct of brute survival.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Both say Busfield touched them inappropriately.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
An investigator with the Albuquerque Police Department filed a criminal complaint in support of the charge, which says a child reported that Busfield touched him inappropriately.
—CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
In later conversations with interviewers, the children claimed being touched inappropriately on set by Busfield in their private areas over their clothing, according to KOAT.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Zack Scrivner, a former Kern County supervisor, was charged with felony child abuse in February after he was accused of inappropriately touching one of his children in 2024.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inappropriately
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The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member was the first Faithful to be banished on the new season of the award-winning Peacock reality series after being incorrectly pegged as a Traitor.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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Well, even though air-drying clothes on a drying rack has many benefits (especially for the planet), experts agree that line-drying incorrectly can start a big mold problem within and behind your walls.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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The word edgy is often mistakenly applied to comedians whose work just reinforces conventional opinions and prejudices with extra swear words.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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After a typo last year mistakenly marked Valentine’s Day on March 14, the city decided not only to fix the error, but to embrace it.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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And huge doses of vitamin C (once erroneously thought to stave off colds) can stomach upset, diarrhoea and, in extreme cases, kidney stones.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
2 Jan. 2026
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That website erroneously shows the department spent $304,920.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
12 Dec. 2025
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For example, Apple briefly turned off an AI feature that rewrote push notifications from news apps inaccurately (it’s since been turned back on by default).—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
17 Dec. 2025
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For example, pro-Trump chatbots inaccurately attributed job growth solely to his administration, overlooking economic continuity from the Obama era.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Inappropriately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inappropriately. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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