Both Uses

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It took a long time for me to learn that inappropriate activities always brought negative consequences.†
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inappropriate = unsuitable (not fitting) for a particular situation

standard prefix: The prefix "in-" in inappropriate means not and reverses the meaning of appropriate. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
If I live in the hood, and I work in the hood, then my patients will think I'm dressed appropriately, don't you think?†
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Definitions:

(1) (appropriate as in: it is appropriate)
suitable (fitting) for a particular situation
(2) (appropriate as in: appropriate from their culture)
to take without asking -- often without right
(3) (appropriate as in: Congress will appropriate funds)
to set aside for a particular use
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)