inappositeness
nounUK /ɪnˈapəzɪtnəs/
Etymology From inapposite + -ness.
1
The state or quality of not being apposite.
- And certainly an apt quotation is one of the most effective decorations of a public speech; but the dangers of inappositeness are correspondingly formidable.1898, George William Erskine Russell, Collections and Recollections:
- To men and women excited by the details of the last murder they discourse of the existence of God in short, crisp sentences,--and I know not which is worse, the triviality of the discourse or its inappositeness.1908, Charles Whibley, American Sketches:
1 more example
- ‘And then, your uncle made an inaugural speech at his first press conference which was of fantastic inappositeness.’1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 718: