Meaning

7 senses
  1. Unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt.

    unpassend

    неуме́стныйneuméstnyj, неподходя́щийnepodxodjáščij, ненадлежа́щийnenadležáščij

    ненале́жнийnenaléžnyj, невідпові́днийnevidpovídnyj

  2. Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest.

    improper conduct

    unhöflich

    непристо́йныйnepristójnyj, неприли́чныйneprilíčnyj, некорре́ктныйnekorréktnyj

    непристо́йнийneprystójnyj, некоре́ктнийnekoréktnyj

  3. Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous.

    непра́вильныйneprávilʹnyj, оши́бочныйošíbočnyj, ло́жныйlóžnyj

  4. Not consistent with established facts; incorrect.

    непра́вильныйneprávilʹnyj

  5. Not properly named; See, for example, improper fraction.

  6. Of a complex random variable, correlated with its conjugate.

  7. (obsolete)Not specific or appropriate to individuals; general; common.

More definitions
  • not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
  • not suitable or right or appropriate
  • not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention

Examples

15 sentences
  1. With improper use, he damaged the machine.

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  2. Boldi was charged with improper child care.

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  3. Some people consider sex before marriage improper behavior.

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  4. It is improper to impose sanctions upon the union.

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  5. In different circles, that could be proper or improper.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
unsuitable to needs or circumstances:
not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners:
Русский
By meaning 3
unsuitable to needs or circumstances:
not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners:
Not according to facts:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
unsuitable to needs or circumstances:
not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners:

Origin

From Middle French impropre, from Latin improprius (“not proper”), from in- + proprius (“p

From Middle French impropre, from Latin improprius (“not proper”), from in- + proprius (“proper”). By surface analysis, im- + proper.

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Forms

more improper, most improper
Comparativemore improper Lesson
Superlativemost improper Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
improper — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto