improper

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adjective

1. not suitable or right or appropriate
- slightly improper to dine alone with a married man
- improper medication
- improper attire for the golf course
• Ant:
proper
• Similar to:
indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly,
untoward, out-of-the-way, wrong, incorrect
• See Also:
inappropriate, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, unfit, wrong
• Derivationally related forms:
improperness
• Attrubites:
propriety, properness, correctitude
2. not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
- an unconventional marriage
- improper banking practices
• Syn:
unconventional, unlawful
• Similar to:
irregular
• Derivationally related forms:
unlawfulness (for: unlawful), unconventionality (for: unconventional), improperness
3. not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
- said all the wrong things
• Syn:
wrong
• Similar to:
inappropriate
• Derivationally related forms:
wrongness (for: wrong), improperness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  wrong, unconventional, unlawful