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.
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Scrabble Score: 14
improper is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordimproper 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