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Meaning of inaptronym | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A name that is not well suited to its owner.

Examples

“His girlfriend's name was a most grotesque inaptronym.”
“The police chief, who bears the wonderful inaptronym “Danielle Outlaw,” answers to him, as do the police themselves.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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