unsuitably
Not fitting properly
Unsuitably describes doing something in a way that doesn't fit the situation or requirements.
If you're unsuitably dressed for a job interview, you've misjudged what's appropriate.
The word often carries a note of social judgment—someone behaving unsuitably at a funeral or speaking unsuitably to a superior has violated expected norms.
The apartment was unsuitably small for a family of five.
In an unsuitable manner
- improperlyIn an incorrect manner
- unbecominglyIn an unfitting manner
- unseemlyInappropriate for the occasion
- indecorouslyIn an improper manner
unacceptably · tactlessly · indiscreetly · injudiciously · ill-advisedly · inaptly · inelegantly · indelicately
In mismatched manner
- incompatiblyIn conflicting manner
- discordantlyIn a clashing manner
- inharmoniouslyIn a clashing manner
- jarringlyIn a clashing manner
inconsistently · dissonantly · disproportionately · asymmetrically · unevenly · lopsidedly · disparately · contradictorily
At an unsuitable time
- unseasonablyNot fitting the time
- prematurelyBefore proper time
- belatedlyAfter the expected time
- inconvenientlyIn a troublesome manner
unfortunately · regrettably · inauspiciously · disadvantageously · unfavorably · inadvisably · misguidedly · wrongheadedly
inappropriately
In an unsuitable manner
- improperlyIn an incorrect manner
- unbecominglyIn an unfitting manner
- unseemlyInappropriate for the occasion
indecorously · unacceptably · tactlessly · indiscreetly · injudiciously · ill-advisedly · inaptly · inelegantly · indelicately · disreputably
incongruously
In mismatched manner
- incompatiblyIn conflicting manner
- discordantlyIn a clashing manner
- inharmoniouslyIn a clashing manner
jarringly · inconsistently · dissonantly · disproportionately · asymmetrically · unevenly · lopsidedly · disparately · contradictorily · conflictingly
inopportunely
At an unsuitable time
- unseasonablyNot fitting the time
- prematurelyBefore proper time
- belatedlyAfter the expected time
inconveniently · unfortunately · regrettably · inauspiciously · disadvantageously · unfavorably · inadvisably · misguidedly · wrongheadedly · imprudently
unsuitablysuitably
In fitting manner
appropriately · fittingly · properly · aptly · befittingly