different between harmful vs inappropriate

English

Alternative forms

• harmfull (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English harmful, from Old English *hearmful (suggested by hearmfull?? (“harmful; hurtful”)), equivalent to harm +? -ful.

Cognate with German harmvoll, Danish harmfuld, Swedish harmfull.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h??mfl?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h??mfl?/

Adjective

harmful (comparative harmfuller or more harmful, superlative harmfullest or most harmful)

1. of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious

   Wear a hat to protect your skin from harmful sunlight.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "harmful" is often applied: effect, consequence, impact, influence, emission, chemical, ingredient, substance, gas, agent, additive, drug, radiation, dust, organism, plant, animal, insect, action, act, behavior, component, content, activity, interference, use.

Synonyms

• injurious; see also Thesaurus:harmful

Antonyms

• beneficial
• harmless

Translations

See also

• harm

English

Etymology

in- +? appropriate

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??n??p???p?i.?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??n??p?o?p?i.?t/
• Hyphenation: in?ap?pro?pri?ate

Adjective

inappropriate (comparative more inappropriate, superlative most inappropriate)

1. Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place.

2. (informal) Improper; adult; sexual.

Synonyms

• out of line
• unfit
• unsuitable
• improper

Derived terms

• inappropriately
• inappropriateness

Translations

Italian

Adjective

inappropriate

1. feminine plural of inappropriato