Improperly
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In an improper manner; not fitly; unsuitably; incongruously: as, to speak or write
improperly.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adverb.
In an improper manner; not properly; unsuitably; unbecomingly.
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adverb.
in an
improper
manner; not
properly
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adverb.
in an improper way
Word Usage
"I would guess there was some consternation when Spain "improperly" acquired the area from the indigenous people."
cross-reference
improperly equivalent
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
properly
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
abominably
agonizingly
awfully
baldly
balefully