im·prop·er ( m-pr p  r)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. im·prop er·ly adv.im·prop er·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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| Adv. | 1. | improperly - in an improper way; "he checked whether the wound had healed improperly" decent, in good order, properly, the right way, decently, right - in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" |
Translations
improperly [ɪmˈprɒpəlɪ] ADV [behave, act] (= in unseemly way) → incorrectamente, indecorosamente, impropiamente; (= indecently) → indecentemente; [use] → indebidamente; (= illicitly) → deshonestamente
they threw me out for being improperly dressed → me echaron por ir vestido incorrectamente
they threw me out for being improperly dressed → me echaron por ir vestido incorrectamente
improperly [ˌɪmˈprɒpərli] adv
[act, behave] → de manière déplacée, de manière inappropriée
I acted neither fraudulently nor improperly → Je n'ai agi ni frauduleusement, ni de manière déplacée., Je n'ai agi ni frauduleusement, ni de manière inappropriée.
I acted neither fraudulently nor improperly → Je n'ai agi ni frauduleusement, ni de manière déplacée., Je n'ai agi ni frauduleusement, ni de manière inappropriée.
(= inadequately) [trained, sterilised] → pas convenablement
The study confirmed many reports that doctors were improperly trained → L'étude a confirmé les nombreux rapports indiquant que les médecins ne sont pas convenablement formés.
The study confirmed many reports that doctors were improperly trained → L'étude a confirmé les nombreux rapports indiquant que les médecins ne sont pas convenablement formés.
(not decently) improperly dressed → vêtu(e) d'une manière inconvenante
Fundamentalist groups have attacked women they regarded as improperly dressed → Des groupes fondamentalistes ont attaqué des femmes qu'ils considéraient vêtues de manière inconvenante.
Fundamentalist groups have attacked women they regarded as improperly dressed → Des groupes fondamentalistes ont attaqué des femmes qu'ils considéraient vêtues de manière inconvenante.
improperly
adv act, dress → unpassend; use, install → unsachgemäß; diagnose → unzutreffend; behave → unangemessen; (= indecently) → unanständig
improperly [ɪmˈprɒpəlɪ] adv (see adj) → sconvenientemente, scorrettamente, impropriamente, in modo inadatto
improperly [ɪmˈprɒpəlɪ] adv (see adj) → sconvenientemente, scorrettamente, impropriamente, in modo inadatto
improperly [ɪmˈprɒpəlɪ] adv (see adj) → sconvenientemente, scorrettamente, impropriamente, in modo inadatto
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