improper

im·prop·er  (m-prpr)

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.

3. Not consistent with established truth, fact, or rule; incorrect.

4. Irregular or abnormal.

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im·proper·ly adv.

im·proper·ness n.

Synonyms: improper, unbecoming, unseemly, indelicate, indecent, indecorous
These adjectives mean not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper. Improper often refers to unethical conduct, a breach of etiquette, or morally offensive behavior: improper business practices; improper behavior at the dinner table.
Unbecoming suggests what is beneath the standard implied by one's character or position: language unbecoming to an officer.
What is unseemly or indelicate is in gross violation of good taste; indelicate especially suggests immodesty, coarseness, or tactlessness: an unseemly use of profanity; an indelicate suggestion.
Indecent refers to what is morally offensive or harmful: an earthy but not indecent story.
Indecorous implies violation of societal manners: an indecorous remark about overeating.

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improper [ɪmˈprɒpə]

adj

1. lacking propriety; not seemly or fitting

2. unsuitable for a certain use or occasion; inappropriate an improper use for a tool

3. irregular or abnormal

improperly  adv

improperness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	improper - not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"; "improper attire for the golf course" inappropriate - not suitable for a particular occasion etc; "noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"; "inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"; "put inappropriate pressure on them" indecent - offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture" indecorous, indelicate - lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct; "indecorous behavior" unfit - below the required standards for a purpose; "an unfit parent"; "unfit for human consumption" wrong - contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie" proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
	2.	improper - not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices" unlawful, unconventional irregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices"
	3.	improper - not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "said all the wrong things" wrong inappropriate - not suitable for a particular occasion etc; "noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"; "inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"; "put inappropriate pressure on them"

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improper

adjective

1. inappropriate, unfit, unsuitable, out of place, unwarranted, incongruous, unsuited, ill-timed, uncalled-for, inopportune, inapplicable, unseasonable, inapt, infelicitous, inapposite, malapropos He maintained that he had done nothing improper.
inappropriate appropriate, suitable, apt, apposite, opportune, felicitous

2. indecent, vulgar, suggestive, unseemly, untoward, risqué, smutty, unbecoming, unfitting, impolite, off-colour, indelicate, indecorous He would never be improper; he is always the perfect gentleman.
indecent decent, becoming, seemly, fitting, proper, delicate, decorous

3. incorrect, wrong, inaccurate, false, irregular, erroneous The improper use of medicine can lead to severe adverse reactions.

Translations

improper [ɪmˈprɒpəʳ] ADJ

1. (= unseemly) [behaviour, laughter] → indecoroso, impropio

2. (= indecent) [remark] → indecoroso; [suggestion] → deshonesto

3. (= incorrect) [use] → indebido

4. (= illicit) [dealings] → deshonesto

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improper [ˌɪmˈprɒpə^r] adj

[use] → impropre, incorrect(e)
improper use of this medicine → l'usage impropre de ce médicament, l'usage incorrect de ce médicament

(= against the rules) [action, dealings] → inapproprié(e)
He maintained that he had done nothing improper → Il a maintenu qu'il n'avait rien fait d'inapproprié.

(= inappropriate) → déplacé(e), inapproprié(e)
it would be improper to ... → il serait déplacé de ..., il serait inapproprié de ...
It would be improper to speculate about this → Il serait déplacé de faire des conjectures à ce sujet., Il serait inapproprié de faire des conjectures à ce sujet.

(= unseemly) → incorrect(e), inconvenant(e)
He would never be improper, he is always the perfect gentleman → Jamais il ne se montrerait incorrect, c'est un parfait gentleman., Jamais il ne se montrerait inconvenant, c'est un parfait gentleman.

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improper

adj (= unsuitable) → unpassend, unangebracht; (= unseemly) → unschicklich; (= indecent) → unanständig; (= wrong) diagnosis, interpretation → unzutreffend; use → unsachgemäß; (= dishonest) practice → unlauter; (= not professional) conduct → unehrenhaft; it is improper to do that → es gehört sich nicht, das zu tun; improper use of tools → Zweckentfremdung f → von Geräten; improper use of drugs/one’s position → Drogen-/Amtsmissbrauch m

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improper [ɪmˈprɒpəʳ] adj (unseemly, indecent) → sconveniente; (wrong) → scorretto/a; (unsuitable) → improprio/a, inadatto/a

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improper

adj improper [imˈpropə]

(of behaviour etc) not acceptable; indecent; wrong improper suggestions. onbehoorlik غَيْر لائِق، غير ملائِم неподходящ nevhodný, neslušný upassende unpassend απρεπής indecente, indecoroso; indebido sündsusetu ناشایست sopimaton déplacé, indécent לא יָאֶה अनुचित nepristojan, nedoličan helytelen tidak semestinya, tidak pantas, salah óviðeigandi; dónalegur improprio, inadatto 適当でない 부적절한 netinkamas, neprideramas nepiedienīgs; nepieklājīgs; nepiemērots tidak senonoh ongepast, onfatsoenlijk upassende, usømmelig; gal niestosowny, nieprzyzwoity indecente deplasat, indecent неуместный nevhodný, neslušný neprimeren neprikladan opassande, oanständig ไม่เหมาะสม (คำทางการ) uygunsuz (行為)不恰當的, 不得體的 неправильний, непристойний نا زیبا không hợp lý 不适当的,不合适的

n impropriety [imprəˈpraiəti]

onbehoorlikheid عَدَم لياقَه، عَدَم مُناسَبَه неумествност nevhodnost uanstændighed die Ungeeignetheit απρέπεια inconveniencia, incorrección; indecencia sündsusetus ناشایستگی sopimattomuus inconvenance הִתנַהֲגוּת לא הוֹלֶמֶת अनौचित्य nepristojnost, nedoličnost pontatlanság, helytelen szóhasználat hal tak semestinya ótilhlÿðileiki; dónaskapur improprietà, sconvenienza 不適切さ 부적당, 부적절 netinkamumas, nepadorumas nepiedienība; nepieklājība; nepiemērotība tidak senonohnya ongepastheid utilbørlighet, usømmelighet niestosowność indecência caracter impropriu; necu­vi­inţă неуместность nevhodnosť neprimernost neprikladnost olämplighet, oanständighet ความไม่เหมาะสม uygunsuzluk 不得體 неправильність; недоречність نا مناسب sự không thích hợp 不适当

improper fraction

a fraction which is larger than 1 7/5 is an improper fraction. onegte breuk كَسْر غَير حَقيقي неправилна дроб nepravý zlomek uægte brøk unechter Bruch καταχρηστικό κλάσμα fracción impropia liigmurd کسر بزرگتر از واحد epämurtoluku expression fractionnaire שֶבֶר מְדוּמֶה विषम, भिन्न nepravi áltört pecahan tak semestinya óeiginlegt brot frazione impropria 仮分数 가분수(假分數) netaisyklingoji trupmena neīsts daļskaitlis pecahan tak wajar onechte breuk uekte brøk ułamek niewłaściwy fracção imprópria fracţie supraunitară неправильная дробь nepravý zlomok nepravi ulomek nepravi razlomak oegentligt bråk เศษเกิน bileşik kesir 假分數 неправильний дріб کسری عدد جس کا شمار کنندہ اس کے نسب نما سے بڑا یا اس کے برابر ہو phân số không thực sự 假分数