8
malapropos(adjective, dull, wrong, flat, slow)
8
miserable(adjective, sad, pain, unhappy, unpleasant)
8
unbecoming(adjective, bad, unhappy, awkward, inadequate)
8
unbefitting(adjective, wrong, false, awkward, inadequate)
8
unfit(adjective, dull, wrong, flat, appropriate)
8
unfitting(adjective, wrong, false, awkward, inadequate)
7
ill-chosen(adjective, good, ability, poor, awkward)
7
ill-fated(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
7
ill-starred(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
7
inapposite(adjective, dull, wrong, flat, slow)
7
star-crossed(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
7
unfavorable(adjective, bad, poor, negative, awkward)
7
unsuited(adjective, dull, wrong, flat, slow)
6
graceless(adjective, inept, unsophisticated, clumsy)
6
inconvenient(adjective, negative, disapproving, inopportune, uncomplimentary)
6
unpropitious(adjective, bad, poor, negative, awkward)
6
unseemly(negative, inadequate, inappropriate, absurd, unfit)
6
woeful(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
5
calamitous(adjective, bad, poor, negative, awkward)
5
inapplicable(adjective, wrong, false, awkward, inadequate)
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