Adjective
unpassend
improper; unsuitable to needs or circumstances
C1
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Meanings
Adjective
- improper; unsuitable to needs or circumstances
Example sentence
Deine Kleidung ist unpassend für diesen Anlass.
Your clothing is unsuitable for this occasion.
Usage
- für einen Anlass unpassend — Unsuitable for an occasion; für takes accusative.
- unpassend / unhöflich — Inappropriate to the circumstances versus impolite; the meanings can overlap.
Sein Witz kam zu einem völlig unpassenden Zeitpunkt.
His joke came at a completely inappropriate moment.