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improbity

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im·pro·bi·ty  (m-prb-t)
n.
Lack of probity; dishonesty.

[Middle English improbite, shameless persistence, from Old French, dishonesty, from Latin improbits, from improbus, dishonest : in-, not; see in-1 + probus, honest, good; see per1 in Indo-European roots.]

improbity [ɪmˈprəʊbɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
dishonesty, wickedness, or unscrupulousness


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