4
unapt(adjective, useless, unfit)
4
unfitting(adjective, wrong, suitable, inadequate, improper)
3
faulty(adjective, bad, useless, unfit)
3
ill-timed(adjective, wrong, suitable, improper, tasteless)
3
inadvisable(adjective, bad)
3
incongruous(adjective, dull, wrong, flat, slow)
3
incorrect(adjective, wrong, suitable, inadequate, useless)
3
invalid(adjective, bad, useless, unfit)
3
malapropos(adjective, dull, wrong, flat, slow)
3
unfitted(adjective, useless, unfit)
3
unseemly(adjective, wrong, suitable, inadequate, improper)
2
baneful(adjective, bad)
2
ill-chosen(unsuitable, unfitting, untimely)
2
ill-matched(adjective, suitable)
2
inadmissible(inadequate, inappropriate, unfit, unacceptable, unbecoming)
2
inapposite(dull, flat, slow, inadequate, improper)
2
inconsonant(wrong, suitable, improper, tasteless, unsuitable)
2
ineffective(adjective, inadequate, useless, inappropriate, unfit)
2
ineligible(adjective, inadequate, useless, inappropriate, unfit)
2
inept(dull, wrong, flat, slow, suitable)
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