improperness

im·prop·er

 (ĭm-prŏp′ər)

adj.

1. Not suited to circumstances or needs; unsuitable: improper shoes for a hike; improper medical treatment.

2. Not in keeping with conventional mores; indecorous: improper behavior; an improper suggestion. See Synonyms at unseemly.

3. Not consistent with established truth, fact, or rule; incorrect: improper grammar; an improper conclusion.

4. Irregular or abnormal: complications due to improper functioning of the immune system.

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im·prop′er·ly adv.

im·prop′er·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

improperness - an improper demeanor impropriety demeanor, demeanour, deportment, behaviour, conduct, behavior - (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people incorrectness - lack of conformity to social expectations inappropriateness, wrongness - inappropriate conduct indelicacy - the trait of being indelicate and offensive indecorousness, indecorum - a lack of decorum indecency - the quality of being indecent correctitude, properness, propriety - correct or appropriate behavior

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improperness

noun

The condition of being improper:

impropriety, inappropriateness, unbecomingness, unfitness, unseemliness, unsuitability, unsuitableness.

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