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improper definition

improper


 
  Grep  of  noun  improper 
  improper  fraction 
  improperness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  improper 
 
  The  adj  improper  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  improper  --  (not  suitable  or  right  or  appropriate;  "slightly  improper  to  dine  alone  with  a  married  man";  "improper  medication") 
  2.  improper,  unconventional,  unlawful  --  (not  conforming  to  legality,  moral  law,  or  social  convention;  "an  unconventional  marriage";  "improper  banking  practices") 
  3.  unsuitable,  improper,  wrong  --  (not  appropriate  for  a  purpose  or  occasion;  "unsuitable  attire  for  the  office";  "said  all  the  wrong  things") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  improper 
 
  3  senses  of  improper 
 
  Sense  1 
  improper  (vs.  proper) 
 
  proper  (vs.  improper) 
  =>  becoming,  comely,  comme  il  faut,  decent,  decorous,  seemly 
  =>  correct,  right 
  =>  correct,  right 
  =>  fitting 
  =>  kosher 
  =>  priggish,  prim,  prissy,  prudish,  puritanical,  square-toed,  straitlaced,  straightlaced,  tight-laced,  victorian 
 
  Sense  2 
  improper,  unconventional,  unlawful 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  irregular)  ->  regular 
 
  Sense  3 
  unsuitable,  improper,  wrong 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inappropriate)  ->  appropriate 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  improper 
 
  3  senses  of  improper 
 
  Sense  1 
  improper  (vs.  proper) 
  =>  inappropriate,  incorrect,  wrong 
  =>  indecent,  indecorous,  unbecoming,  uncomely,  unseemly,  untoward 
  =>  out-of-the-way 
  =>  wrong 
  Also  See->  inappropriate#1;  incorrect#1,  wrong#1;  indecent#2;  indecorous#1,  indelicate#2;  unfit#1;  wrong#2 
 
  Sense  2 
  improper,  unconventional,  unlawful 
  =>  irregular  (vs.  regular) 
 
  Sense  3 
  unsuitable,  improper,  wrong 
  =>  inappropriate  (vs.  appropriate) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  improper 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  improper 
 
  Sense  1 
  improper  (vs.  proper) 
  =>  propriety,  properness,  correctitude 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  improper 
 
  improper  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  improper 
  improper 
 
  Overview  of  adj  improper 
 
  The  adj  improper  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  improper  --  (not  suitable  or  right  or  appropriate;  "slightly  improper  to  dine  alone  with  a  married  man";  "improper  medication") 
  2.  improper,  unconventional,  unlawful  --  (not  conforming  to  legality,  moral  law,  or  social  convention;  "an  unconventional  marriage";  "improper  banking  practices") 
  3.  unsuitable,  improper,  wrong  --  (not  appropriate  for  a  purpose  or  occasion;  "unsuitable  attire  for  the  office";  "said  all  the  wrong  things") 



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