Sekirov Dictionary

improper

UK /ɪmˈpɹɒp.ə/US /ɪmˈpɹɑ.pɚ/

adjective 7
verb 1
forms 7

adjective7

Unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt.
Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest.
Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous.
Not consistent with established facts; incorrect.
Not properly named; See, for example, improper fraction.
Of a complex random variable, correlated with its conjugate.
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(no longer used) Not specific or appropriate to individuals; general; common.
- Not to be adorned with any art but such improper ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and poetry. — 1608

verb1

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(no longer used) 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. — 1565

forms

impropered · impropering · impropers · improperer · more improper · improperest · most improper

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