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inapplicably

/ɪnæplˈɪkəbli/ adv

In an inapplicable manner.

Word Origin Apply comes from Latin ad- 'to' and plicare 'to fold' — literally 'fold to,' meaning to attach or put to use. So inapplicably means in a way that cannot be applied. The same root plicare gives us complicate (fold together), duplicate (fold twice), and explicit (folded open). The negative prefix in- makes it not applicable.

adv In an inapplicable manner.

He tried to apply the old rules inapplicably to the modern situation.

(副词) 不适用地

他试图不恰当地将旧规则应用于现代情况。

(adverbio) De manera inaplicable.

Trató de aplicar las reglas antiguas de manera inaplicable a la situación moderna.

(adverbe) de manière inapplicable [D'une manière inapplicable; sans pouvoir être appliqué.]

Il a essayé d'appliquer les anciennes règles de manière inapplicable à la situation moderne.

(Adverb) unpassend; nicht anwendbar [Auf eine Weise, die nicht anwendbar oder passend ist.]

Er versuchte, die alten Regeln **inapplicably** auf die moderne Situation anzuwenden.

(副詞) 適用できない方法で。不適切に。

彼は古い規則を現代の事態に不適切に適用しようとした。

(advérbio) inaplicavelmente [De maneira inaplicável.]

Ele tentou aplicar as regras antigas de forma inaplicável à situação moderna.

Synonyms: irrelevantly inappropriately unsuitably improperly incongruously unfitly inappositely incorrectly Antonyms: appropriately suitably relevantly properly

Related words

applicable apply application applicant imply implication implicit complicate complicated complication duplicate explicate explicit replica reply

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