Inappropriately

  • 51Aggressive Accounting — The practice of inappropriately misconstruing income statements for the purpose of pleasing investors and inflating stock prices. Hiding losses within subsidiary companies, not capitalizing expenses, and accounting revenues are only some of the… …

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  • 52inappropriate — UK US /ˌɪnəˈprəʊpriət/ adjective ► not suitable for a particular situation or person: inappropriate for sb/sth »He had investments in a property company and six media shareholdings all of which were deemed inappropriate for a BBC director general …

    Financial and business terms

  • 53inappropriateness — inappropriate UK US /ˌɪnəˈprəʊpriət/ adjective ► not suitable for a particular situation or person: inappropriate for sb/sth »He had investments in a property company and six media shareholdings all of which were deemed inappropriate for a BBC… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 54inappropriate — in|ap|pro|pri|ate [ˌınəˈprəupri ıt US ˈprou ] adj not suitable or right for a particular purpose or in a particular situation ≠ ↑appropriate wholly/totally/completely etc inappropriate ▪ His comments were wholly inappropriate on such a solemn… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 55inappropriate — adjective 1 not suitable for a particular purpose or situation: I thought his comments were wholly inappropriate on such a solemn occasion. (+ for): an inappropriate gift for a child 2 not correct according to generally accepted rules of social,… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 56malapropos — adv., adj., & n. adv. inopportunely; inappropriately. adj. inopportune; inappropriate. n. something inappropriately said, done, etc. Etymology: F mal agrave propos f. mal ill: see APROPOS …

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  • 57Andropogon Shoenanthus — Lemon Lem on (l[e^]m [u^]n), n. [F. limon, Per. l[imac]m[=u]n; cf. Ar. laim[=u]n, Sp. limon, It. limone. Cf. {Lime} a fruit.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange, and containing a pulp usually intensely acid.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 58Citrus Limonum — Lemon Lem on (l[e^]m [u^]n), n. [F. limon, Per. l[imac]m[=u]n; cf. Ar. laim[=u]n, Sp. limon, It. limone. Cf. {Lime} a fruit.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange, and containing a pulp usually intensely acid.… …

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  • 59Citrus Medica — Lemon Lem on (l[e^]m [u^]n), n. [F. limon, Per. l[imac]m[=u]n; cf. Ar. laim[=u]n, Sp. limon, It. limone. Cf. {Lime} a fruit.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange, and containing a pulp usually intensely acid.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 60Lemon — Lem on (l[e^]m [u^]n), n. [F. limon, Per. l[imac]m[=u]n; cf. Ar. laim[=u]n, Sp. limon, It. limone. Cf. {Lime} a fruit.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange, and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English