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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Impropriety  \Im`pro*pri"e*ty\,  n.;  pl  {Improprieties}.  [L. 
  improprietas  cf  F.  impropri['e]t['e].  See  {Improper}.] 
  1.  The  quality  of  being  improper;  unfitness  or  unsuitableness 
  to  character,  time  place  or  circumstances;  as 
  impropriety  of  behavior  or  manners. 
 
  2.  That  which  is  improper;  an  unsuitable  or  improper  act  or 
  an  inaccurate  use  of  language. 
 
  But  every  language  has  likewise  its  improprieties 
  and  absurdities.  --Johnson. 
 
  Many  gross  improprieties,  however  authorized  by 
  practice,  ought  to  be  discarded.  --Swift. 




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