Meaning

1 senses

  1. In an improper manner; not properly.

    in an improper way

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Are you suggesting I behaved improperly?

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  2. They vote in secret, may seek public office, and may demand the removal of public officials who behave improperly.

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  3. Any electrical device, if used improperly, has the potential for causing fire, electrical shock or personal injury.

    deJedes elektrische Gerät kann bei Fehlbedienung Feuer, elektrischen Schock oder Verletzungen hervorrufen. — Zaghawa

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Translations

4 languages

Origin

From Middle English improprelich, impropreliche, impropurly, inproperlye; equivalent to im

From Middle English improprelich, impropreliche, impropurly, inproperlye; equivalent to improper + -ly or im- + properly.

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Forms

more improperly, most improperly
Comparativemore improperly Lesson
Superlativemost improperly

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms
wronglyB2wickedlyC1immorallyindecentlyillicitlyimmodestlyincontinentlyreprehensiblyunchastelyunseemlyunvirtuouslywrongfully

Antonyms

1 antonyms
properly

Word family

1 related words
Relatedimproper

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
impromptuimproperB1improprietyimprovimproveA2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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