Improper

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  • adjective. Not suited to circumstances or needs; unsuitable.
  • adjective. Not in keeping with conventional mores; indecorous: synonym: unseemly.
  • adjective. Not consistent with established truth, fact, or rule; incorrect.
  • adjective. Irregular or abnormal.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To impropriate.
  • Not proper or peculiar to any individual; general; common.
  • Not of a proper kind or quality; not adapted to or suitable for the purpose or the circumstances; unfit; unbecoming; indecorous: as, an improper medicine; an improper appointment; improper conduct or language.
  • Not proper in form or method; not according to nature, truth, rule, or usage; abnormal; irregular; erroneous: as, improper development; improper fractions; improper pronunciation; an improper use of words.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent
  • adjective. Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general; common.
  • adjective. Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.
  • adjective. See under Diphthong.
  • adjective. an original feud, not earned by military service.
  • adjective. See under Fraction.
  • transitive verb. To appropriate; to limit.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt
  • adjective. Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest
  • adjective. Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous
  • adjective. Not consistent with established facts; incorrect
  • adjective. Not properly named; See, for example, improper fraction
  • verb. To appropriate; to limit.
  • verb. To behave improperly
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. not suitable or right or appropriate
  • adjective. not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
  • adjective. not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
  • Word Usage
    "The sudden opening of the door aroused them to a sense of their improper situation; for who but must consider it _improper_ to find a young lady locked in the arms of a gentleman to whom she had just been introduced?"
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