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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")
improper definition