No. 5,831 in Korean
부적절하다
"부적절하다" means "to be inappropriate."
In a sentence
그의 행동은 상황에 비해 부적절하다.
His behavior is inappropriate given the situation.
The word '부적절하다' here is used to describe actions or behaviors that are not suitable or appropriate in the given context of a situation.
이 단어는 문맥상 부적절하니 다른 표현을 써야 한다.
This word is inappropriate in this context, so another expression should be used.
In this sentence, '부적절하다' qualifies a word as not matching or fitting well within a specific linguistic or contextual frame.
부적절한 의복은 직장에서는 피해야 한다.
Inappropriate clothing should be avoided at the workplace.
Here, '부적절하다' refers to clothing that does not conform to the norms or expectations of a workplace environment.
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