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
Police began investigating Brian Richie after a minor whose home was in Longmont told staff of the child advocacy group Blue Sky Bridge that they had been touched inappropriately by him on multiple occasions.
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Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Timothy Busfield, her husband of 13 years, has been accused of inappropriately touching two 11-year-old boys.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
But lawyers and digital privacy experts argue that the deal raises questions about who will have access to the massive cache of health data and whether it could be inappropriately accessed and exploited.
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Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
17 June 2026
According to the police report, the 5-year-old victim was at her babysitter's home when she was inappropriately touched by Hernandez, who was also inside the house.
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Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
But Culkin testified on the witness stand that the King of Pop never inappropriately touched him.
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Roy said Feldstein Soto inappropriately took action to block an affordable housing project in Venice.
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Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
Zahrt first called the Department of Child and Family Services in 2018 when her then-7-year-old daughter began rubbing lotion on herself inappropriately, and claimed that was how her father instructed her to do so, Zahrt said in the Hulu series.
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Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
The physicians the Globe interviewed didn’t suggest patients were enrolled in hospice inappropriately.
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Jessica Bartlett — Boston Globe,
STAT,
21 May 2026
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Timothy Busfield, her husband of 13 years, has been accused of inappropriately touching two 11-year-old boys.
—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
But lawyers and digital privacy experts argue that the deal raises questions about who will have access to the massive cache of health data and whether it could be inappropriately accessed and exploited.
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Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
17 June 2026
According to the police report, the 5-year-old victim was at her babysitter's home when she was inappropriately touched by Hernandez, who was also inside the house.
—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
But Culkin testified on the witness stand that the King of Pop never inappropriately touched him.
—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Roy said Feldstein Soto inappropriately took action to block an affordable housing project in Venice.
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Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
Zahrt first called the Department of Child and Family Services in 2018 when her then-7-year-old daughter began rubbing lotion on herself inappropriately, and claimed that was how her father instructed her to do so, Zahrt said in the Hulu series.
—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
The physicians the Globe interviewed didn’t suggest patients were enrolled in hospice inappropriately.
—
Jessica Bartlett — Boston Globe,
STAT,
21 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inappropriately
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The three main types of non-compliance in labeling included fiber percentages not matching the actual material makeup, items containing different or cheaper fibers than those listed on the label, or simply incorrectly declaring or naming fibers on labeling.
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That conviction was overturned in 2024 when the New York Court of Appeals ruled that the trial judge incorrectly allowed other women whose allegations were not charged in the case to testify.
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Alicent mistakenly believed Viserys was talking about their son Aegon II, saying Aegon II should be on the throne after Viserys dies, which lead to the Dance of the Dragons civil war.
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While the tool is supposed to flag potential noncitizens and deceased voters, a number of American citizens who are foreign-born have been mistakenly flagged as potential noncitizens by SAVE.
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Adding to the controversy, Walker was erroneously credited with inventing the hot comb.
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Consultants also found that the school district erroneously spent more than $2 million on the employer share of health insurance because of problems with its payroll system.
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Valdez, whose seat goes from Brooklyn to Queens, accused her opponent inaccurately of getting pro-Israel donations.
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While the researchers estimated people's dietary intake as accurately as possible, there was a chance that some consumption was inaccurately reported.
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“Inappropriately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inappropriately. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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