improper Definition
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improper
adj
- 1. Not conforming to accepted standards of modesty and moral behaviour; unseemly; indecent.
- Example: made an improper suggestion to a female officer
- Thesaurus: immoral, suggestive, untoward, naughty, smutty.
- Example: improper use of funds
- Example: We consider jeans improper dress for the occasion
- Thesaurus: unsuitable, incorrect, imprudent, unseemly, inappropriate, irregular, untimely, inadvisable, inopportune, unfit, awkward, discordant, clumsy.
adverb
