Definition of IMPROPER

improper

Meanings

Adjective

  • not suitable or right or appropriate
    • "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"
    • "improper medication"
    • "improper attire for the golf course"

Adjective Satellite

  • not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
    • "improper banking practices"
  • not appropriate for a purpose or occasion

Adj

  • 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.
  • Not specific or appropriate to individuals; general; common.
  • Of a complex random variable, correlated with its conjugate.

Verb

  • To appropriate; to limit.
  • To behave improperly

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French impropre, from Latin improprius (“not proper”), from in- + proprius (“proper”). By surface analysis, im- + proper.

Antonyms

proper

Scrabble Score: 14

improper is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
improper is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
improper is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

improper is a valid Words With Friends word