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Meanings of out or keeping in English

Not in keeping with what is correct or proper.

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Examples for "inappropriate"
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Some have seen it as innocent; others clearly view it as inappropriate.
The Guardian
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So patients' knowledge of appropriate and inappropriate use matters too, he said.
Reuters
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Often, they still talk what seems the inappropriate language of young love.
The Sense of an Ending
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Mr Cunliffe said words could not express how inappropriate those allegations were.
Radio NZ
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Note that this idea is inappropriate if data sensitivity is an issue.
Essential system administration, 3rd edition
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The incompatible member of the family-theone James wasn't able to control.
The notorious scoundrel
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A similar number recommended seats that were incompatible with the tester's car.
The Guardian
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The bank's new strategy shows the two goals may have been incompatible.
Reuters
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This is incompatible with the political universalisation of a secularist world view.
The Irish Times
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Property is incompatible with political and civil equality; then property is impossible.
What is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of ...
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They hear the chemical 'noise' of the molecules fitting and unfitting inside.
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Therefore it seems unfitting that Christ should be baptized in the Jordan.
Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) / From the Complete Ame...
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Objection 1: It seems that circumcision was instituted in an unfitting manner.
Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) / From the Complete Ame...
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Objection 1: It would seem unfitting that the whole Trinity should adopt.
Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) / From the Complete Ame...
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Therefore it is an unfitting command that is set forth in Lev.
Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) / From the Com...