improper

UK /ɪmˈpɹɒp.ə/ US /ɪmˈpɹɔp.ə/
adj 5verb 1

Definitions

adj

1

Unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt.

2

Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest.

improper conduct

3

Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous.

4

Not consistent with established facts; incorrect.

5

Not properly named; See, for example, improper fraction.

verb

1

To appropriate; to assign (something, to someone) as a possession or prerogative.

He would in like manner improper and inclose the sunbeams to comfort the rich and not the poor.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:improper.

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