8
awkward(adjective, good, ability, unfortunate)
8
inept(adjective, good, ability, poor, awkward)
7
inappropriate(adjective, good, wrong, ability, poor)
7
inapt(adjective, unsuitable, unfitting, untimely)
7
infelicitous(adjective, good, ability, poor, awkward)
6
unfortunate(adjective, good, ability, poor, awkward)
6
unhappy(adjective, good, ability, poor, awkward)
6
unsuitable(adjective, wrong, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
5
cumbersome
4
clumsy
4
malapropos(adjective, unsuitable, unfitting, untimely)
4
unbecoming(adjective, poor, offensive, awkward, tasteless)
4
unseemly(adjective, offensive, tasteless, unsuitable, distasteful)
4
untimely(adjective, unsuitable, unfitting)
3
ill-timed(adjective, unsuitable, unfitting, untimely)
3
out of place(expression, adjective, idiom, unsuitable, unfitting)
3
unseasonable(adjective, unsuitable, unfitting, untimely)
2
deplorable(adjective, unfortunate)
2
ill-suited(unsuitable, unfitting, untimely)
2
improper(offensive, tasteless, unsuitable, distasteful, unfitting)
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