Definition

Examples

• ""Anti-English" graffiti has started to appear in the men's restroom. I won't go into details, but the slogans are shocking and completely inappropriate in a modern multicultural working environment."
• "It maintains a certain formality which is more appropriate to business situations."
• "Step 5 - Bring your gift to the party, where it will be given to the appropriate person."
• "Connect appropriate wire to USB or Firewire port of computer."
• "Ask them which questions they think are inappropriate."
• "We need to have a long talk about appropriate language in the workplace."
• "Luna : Now Philip, Susie has made a very serious accusation about your behavior, which she considers inappropriate."
• "Susie : Well, Horatio says that this perfume was created from wild Amazonian fruits, so I thought a jungle motif might be appropriate."
• "However, I don't want to see a repeat of this kind of outmoded and inappropriate attitude."
• "Also, since you're the director of Public Relations, I thought it would be appropriate to meet, well, in public."
• "Icarus : You see, another Stickypedia user has seen our edit and quickly realized that a photo of me was inappropriate."
• "Removed Philip's testosterone chip after inappropriate joke about silicon implants."
• "I've been researching some different programs which meet our requirements, and it seems that the Miracle database should fulfill our, err, needs with the appropriate amount of security."
• "- Never deactivate the firewall we have installed for you, even if it prevents you from accessing certain websites (which are, as it happens, not appropriate for the workplace)."
• "Poorly-written application email + inappropriate joke about alcoholism = polite rejection."
• "My behavior, both in meeting with your Sales Director and in my email to you, was inappropriate and unprovoked."