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Adjective infelicitous has 2 senses

infelicitous - not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"
Antonyms: felicitous, congratulatory, gratulatory, happy, well-chosen, well-turned, well-wishing
infelicitous, unhappy - marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series
Antonym: fortunate (indirect, via unfortunate)