improper | ||
1. | [ adjective ] not suitable or right or appropriate | |
Examples: | "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man" "improper medication" |
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Related terms: | proper indecent wrong out-of-the-way out-of-the-way inappropriate incorrect wrong inappropriate unfit indecent indecorous propriety | |
2. | [ adjective ] not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention | |
Synonyms: | unlawful unconventional | |
Examples: | "an unconventional marriage" "improper banking practices" |
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Related terms: | irregular | |
3. | [ adjective ] not appropriate for a purpose or occasion | |
Synonyms: | wrong unsuitable | |
Examples: | "unsuitable attire for the office" "said all the wrong things" |
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Related terms: | inappropriate | |
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improperly improver improve impropriety imperil Imperato imperial improvize improvise imbrue imperious imperfect impervious imperative improbable imperially improvable impersonal impress imperviable impertinent impersonate impermeable impermanent imperiously imperialist imperialism imperforate imperfectly improved imprint |