Improper

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Not suited to circumstances or needs; unsuitable: improper shoes for a hike; improper medical treatment.
  • adj. Not in keeping with conventional mores; indecorous: improper behavior.
  • adj. Not consistent with established truth, fact, or rule; incorrect.
  • adj. Irregular or abnormal.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt
  • adj. Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest
  • adj. Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous
  • adj. Not consistent with established facts; incorrect
  • adj. Not properly named; See, for example, improper fraction
  • v. To appropriate; to limit.
  • v. To behave improperly
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent
  • adj. Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general; common.
  • adj. Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.
  • v. To appropriate; to limit.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not proper or peculiar to any individual; general; common.
  • Not of a proper kind or quality; not adapted to or suitable for the purpose or the circumstances; unfit; unbecoming; indecorous: as, an improper medicine; an improper appointment; improper conduct or language.
  • Not proper in form or method; not according to nature, truth, rule, or usage; abnormal; irregular; erroneous: as, improper development; improper fractions; improper pronunciation; an improper use of words.
  • To impropriate.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. not suitable or right or appropriate
  • adj. not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
  • adj. not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
  • Equivalent
    Antonym
    proper    appropriate    timely    becoming   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    unfit    incongruous    inappropriate    indecent    general    common    inaccurate    erroneous    appropriate    limit   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Cropper    Hopper    Popper    bopper    chopper    copper    cropper    dropper    hopper    popper   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    unfair    inappropriate    immoral    indecent    illegal    absurd    unreasonable    proper    unwise    incorrect