Improper /(?)/
Im·prop·er
Improper
a.
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Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine; improper thought, behavior, language, dress.
Follow'd his enemy king, and did him service, Improper for a slave.
And to their proper operation still, Ascribe all Good; to their improper, Ill.
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Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general; common. [Obs.]
Not to be adorned with any art but such improper ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and poetry.
- Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.
Phrases & Compounds
- Improper diphthong
- See under Diphthong.
- Improper feud
- an original feud, not earned by military service.
- Improper fraction
- See under Fraction.
Improper
v. t.
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To appropriate; to limit. [Obs.]
He would in like manner improper and inclose the sunbeams to comfort the rich and not the poor.