Thesaurus: improper
Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine; improper thought, behavior, language, dress.
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Definitions
- a. Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine; improper thought, behavior, language, dress.
- a. Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general; common.
- a. Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.
- v. t. To appropriate; to limit.
- adj. not suitable or right or appropriate
- adj. not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
- adj. not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
- j:100 a. not suitable or right or appropriate s. not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention s. not appropriate for a purpose or occasion