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Unwarranted vs Infelicitous - What's the difference?

unwarranted | infelicitous |

As adjectives the difference between unwarranted and infelicitous

is that unwarranted is not warranted; unjustified; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable while infelicitous is unhappy or unfortunate.

unwarranted

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not warranted; unjustified; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable.

    • Related terms

    * unwarrantability * unwarrantable * unwarrantableness * unwarrantably * unwarrantedly

    See also

    * warrantless

    References

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    infelicitous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unhappy or unfortunate.
  • * 1973 , , "A Boy's Dog" in Mrs. Skaggs's Husbands and Other Sketches :
    • If leading a "dog's life" be considered a peculiar phase of human misery, the life of a Boys' Dog is still more infelicitous .
  • Inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done.
  • * 1909 , , Ridgway of Montana , ch. 24:
    • "Now, you've got just grounds for shooting me," he said gaily, and instantly regretted his infelicitous remark.

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * infelicitously * infelicitousness