improper

[im·prop·er]

Improper words and actions are inappropriate. They're not suited to the occasion or done in polite company. They’re just not proper!

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Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine; improper thought, behavior, language, dress.

Adjective S.
not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things"

Adjective
not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"

Adjective S.
not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices"


a.
Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine; improper thought, behavior, language, dress.

a.
Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general; common.

a.
Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.

v. t.
To appropriate; to limit.


Improper

Im*prop"er , a. [F. impropre, L. improprius; pref. im- not + proprius proper. See Proper.] 1. Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine; improper thought, behavior, language, dress.
Follow'd his enemy king, and did him service, Improper for a slave.
And to their proper operation still, Ascribe all Good; to their improper, Ill.
2. Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general; common. [Obs.]
Not to be adorned with any art but such improper ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and poetry.
3. Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous. Improper diphthong. See under Diphthong. -- Improper feud, an originalfeud, not earned by military service. Mozley & W. -- Improper fraction. See under Fraction.

Improper

Im*prop"er, v. t. To appropriate; to limit. [Obs.]
He would in like manner improper and inclose the sunbeams to comfort the rich and not the poor.

Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine; improper thought, behavior, language, dress.

To appropriate; to limit.

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Usage Examples

God, to me, it seems, is a verb not a noun, proper or improper.

French novels generally treat of the relations of women to the world and to lovers, after marriage consequently there is a great deal in French novels about adultery, about improper relations between the sexes, about many things which the English public would not allow.

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Other Usage Examples

My chief gifts are - naturally good at all sports with a raw talent for pretty much everything, which if nurtured could develop into improper talent.

Every study on crime and or firearms proves time and time again, that 99.99999% of American gun owners do not commit crimes or use our firearms in any dangerous or improper way.

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