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  • 121unsuitable — I adjective absurd, alienus, amiss, awkward, conflicting, contrary, discordant, discrepant, disparate, dissonant, disturbing, divergent, ill adapted, impertinent, improper, imprudent, in bad taste, inadequate, inadmissible, inadvisable,… …

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  • 122Whewell’s philosophy of science and ethics — Struan Jacobs ON SCIENCE Introduction Among the most prodigious of English minds of the nineteenth century, William Whewell (1794–1866) was at various times, and among other things, philosopher, intellectual historian, scientist, educationist,… …

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  • 123applicable — [ aplikabl ] adj. • appliquable 1282; de appliquer ♦ Qui est susceptible d être appliqué. 1 ♦ Qu on peut appliquer (à qqch., qqn). « il n est méthode ni théorie qui soit applicable indifféremment à chacun » (A. Gide). Absolt (Dr.) Susceptible d… …

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  • 124théorie — [ teɔri ] n. f. • 1496; « science de la contemplation » 1380; rare av. XVIIe; lat. ecclés. theoria, mot gr. « observation, contemplation », de theôrein « observer » I ♦ 1 ♦ Ensemble d idées, de concepts abstraits, plus ou moins organisés,… …

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  • 125impertinent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. insolent, saucy, fresh, cheeky, impudent; irrelevant, inapt, inapposite. See insolence, disagreement. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Disrespectful] Syn. saucy, insolent, impudent, pert, fresh, rude,… …

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  • 126unfit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. incapable, unqualified, etc.; incapacitated, unhealthy, in poor condition; unsuitable, inappropriate, etc. See unskillfulness, disagreement. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Incompetent] Syn. unqualified …

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  • 127Disagreement — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disagreement >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disagreement disagreement Sgm: N 1 discord discord discordance Sgm: N 1 dissonance dissonance dissidence discrepancy Sgm: N 1 unconformity unconformity &c. 83 …

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  • 128improper — adj 1. incorrect, false, erroneous, mistaken, wrong; inexact, inaccurate, faulty, amiss, off base, off the mark; unsound, untrue, inapplicable. 2. unseemly, unbecoming, indecorous; unladylike, ungentlemanly, ungenteel, impolite; undignified,… …

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