Meaning of IMPROPER
| Pronunciation: | | im'prâpur
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- [adj] not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things"
- [adj] not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"
- [adj] not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices"
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| | Synonyms: | | inappropriate, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, irregular, out-of-the-way, unbecoming, uncomely, unconventional, unlawful, unseemly, unsuitable, untoward, wrong |
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| | Antonyms: | | proper | | |
| | See Also: | | indelicate, unfit | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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. --Shak.
And to their proper operation still, Ascribe all
Good; to their improper, Ill. --Pope.
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. --J. Fletcher.
3. Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.
{Improper diphthong}. See under {Diphthong}.
{Improper feud}, an original feud, not earned by military
service. --Mozley & W.
{Improper fraction}. See under {Fraction}.
\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. --Jewel.
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