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• a  not appropriate in application; defective
  an infelicitous remark
  infelicitous phrasing
  the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy
• s  marked by or producing unhappiness
  infelicitous circumstances

• However infelicitous his phrasing, Lamm was praised in some quarters for broaching one of the most sensitive issues of the day.
• It was perhaps a infelicitous metaphor, given both the seediness of Las Vegas and the ridiculous excess of the party itself.
• However infelicitous his phrasing, Lamm was praised in some quarters for broaching one of the most sensitive issues of the day.

• unhappy

• felicitous

News & Articles

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• Oh Noho! Buyers Seizing Pricey Units at 36 Bleecker Street
  At least there are penthouses left! Despite its infelicitous name—the Schumacher sounds disconcertingly like something one buys at a medical supply store—the handsome condo conversion at 36 Bleecker Street has had a very successful debut since coming on the market last month. (It's not quite as luxe, but the development's strong performance right out of the gate reminds us of a certain condo ...
  July 16, 2013 - The New York Observer

Quotes

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• Michael Baigent in USA Today
  After a pause, Baigent responded: "In that case, you are correct ...... I think my language was infelicitous and I think I have to agree with you on that."