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  Improper \Im*prop"er\, a. [F. impropre, L. improprius; pref. im-
     not + proprius proper. See Proper.]
     1. Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances,
        design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous;
        inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine;
        improper thought, behavior, language, dress.
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              Follow'd his enemy king, and did him service,
              Improper for a slave.                 --Shak.
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              And to their proper operation still,
              Ascribe all Good; to their improper, Ill. --Pope.
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     2. Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general;
        common. [Obs.]
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              Not to be adorned with any art but such improper
              ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and
              poetry.                               --J. Fletcher.
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     3. Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.
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     Improper diphthong. See under Diphthong.
  
     Improper feud, an original feud, not earned by military
        service. --Mozley & W.
  
     Improper fraction. See under Fraction.
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  Improper \Im*prop"er\, v. t.
     To appropriate; to limit. [Obs.]
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           He would in like manner improper and inclose the
           sunbeams to comfort the rich and not the poor. --Jewel.
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  Improper \Im*prop"er\, a. [F. impropre, L. improprius; pref. im-
     not + proprius proper. See Proper.]
     1. Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances,
        design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous;
        inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine;
        improper thought, behavior, language, dress.
  
              Follow'd his enemy king, and did him service,
              Improper for a slave.                 --Shak.
  
              And to their proper operation still, Ascribe all
              Good; to their improper, Ill.         --Pope.
  
     2. Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general;
        common. [Obs.]
  
              Not to be adorned with any art but such improper
              ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and
              poetry.                               --J. Fletcher.
  
     3. Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.
  
     Improper diphthong. See under Diphthong.
  
     Improper feud, an original feud, not earned by military
        service. --Mozley & W.
  
     Improper fraction. See under Fraction.

  Improper \Im*prop"er\, v. t.
     To appropriate; to limit. [Obs.]
  
           He would in like manner improper and inclose the
           sunbeams to comfort the rich and not the poor. --Jewel.

  improper
       adj 1: not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to
              dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"
              [ant: proper]
       2: not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention;
          "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices"
          [syn: unconventional, unlawful]
       3: not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable
          attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things" [syn:
          unsuitable, wrong]

  improper
     Αγγλικά a.
     ακατάλληλος

  improper
     a.
     1 unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt
     2 Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or
  immodest
     3 Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous
     4 Not consistent with established facts; incorrect
     5 Not properly named; See, for example, improper fraction
     6 (lb en obsolete) Not specific or appropriate to individuals;
  general; common.
     7 (lb en mathematics) Of a complex random variable, correlated with
  its conjugate
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete transitive) To appropriate; to limit.

  improper
     a.
     1 unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt
     2 Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or
  immodest
     3 Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous
     4 Not consistent with established facts; incorrect
     5 Not properly named; See, for example, improper fraction
     6 (lb en obsolete) Not specific or appropriate to individuals;
  general; common.
     7 (lb en mathematics) Of a complex random variable, correlated with
  its conjugate
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete transitive) To appropriate; to limit.

  improper
     a.
     1 unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt
     2 Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or
  immodest
     3 Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous
     4 Not consistent with established facts; incorrect
     5 Not properly named; See, for example, improper fraction
     6 (lb en obsolete) Not specific or appropriate to individuals;
  general; common.
     7 (lb en mathematics) Of a complex random variable, correlated with
  its conjugate
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete transitive) To appropriate; to limit.

  improper
     a.
     1 unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt
     2 Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or
  immodest
     3 Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous
     4 Not consistent with established facts; incorrect
     5 Not properly named; See, for example, improper fraction
     6 (lb en obsolete) Not specific or appropriate to individuals;
  general; common.
     7 (lb en mathematics) Of a complex random variable, correlated with
  its conjugate
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete transitive) To appropriate; to limit.

  improper
     Englanti a.
     sopimaton, säädytön

  improper
     Engelska a.
     1 felaktig; oriktig, oegentlig
     2 opassande, olämplig
     3 oanständig

  Improper /ɪmpɹˈɒpə/
  غير صحيح

  improper //ɪmˈpɹɑ.pɚ// //ɪmˈpɹɒp.ə// //ɪmˈpɹɔp.ə// 
  1. неправилен, неточен
  Not according to facts
  2. неприличен, непристоен
  not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
  3. неподходящ, неуместен
  unsuitable to needs or circumstances

  improper /ɪmpɹˈɒpə/
  nesprávný

  improper /ɪmpɹˈɒpə/ 
  neslušný

  improper /ɪmpɹˈɒpə/ 
  nevhodný

  improper /ɪmpɹˈɒpə/ 
  amhriodol 

  improper /ɪmpɹˈɒpə/
  nicht angemessen
   see: proper
  

  improper /ɪmpɹˈɒpə/
  unangebracht, ungehörig, ungebührlich, unmanierlich, unschön, deplatziert, unkorrekt, nicht korrekt, unschicklich [geh.] , ungeziemend  [geh.]  [soc.]
           Note: für jdn.
     Synonyms: inappropriate, indecorous, unbecoming, incorrect
  
   see: It is considered bad form to talk about the income of your interlocutor.
  

  improper /ɪmpɹˈɒpə/
  unsachgemäß, nicht ordnungsgemäß, nicht vorschriftsmäßig, nicht vorschriftsgemäß 
        "The venue is improper."  - Das Gericht ist örtlich nicht zuständig.
        "Dangerous if handled improperly. (hazard note)"  - Gefahr durch unsachgemäße Handhabung. (Gefahrenhinweis)

  improper /ɪmpɹˈɒpə/
  unecht  [math.]
           Note: Bruch
           Note: fraction

  improper /ɪmpɹˈɒpə/
  ungeeignet, unpassend, ungenau, falsch 
   see: more improper, most improper
  

  improper /ɪmpɹˈɒpə/
  unzulässig 
   see: improper methods
  

  improper /ɪmpɹˈɒpə/
  
  ανάρμοστος, απρεπής

  improper //ɪmˈpɹɑ.pɚ// //ɪmˈpɹɒp.ə// //ɪmˈpɹɔp.ə// 
  1. väärä
  Not according to facts
  2. sopimaton, säädytön
  not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
  3. sopimaton
  unsuitable to needs or circumstances

  improper /ɪmpɹˈɒpə/ 
  1. अनुचित
        "Marks cannot be given to the improper work of the students."

  improper /ɪmpɹˈɒpə/
  koji ne odgovara, kriv, nepodesan, neprikladan, nepriličan, nepristojan

  improper /ɪmpɹˈɒpə/
  1. illetlen
  2. nem odavaló
  3. ízléstelen
  4. téves
  5. helytelen

  improper //ɪmˈpɹɑ.pɚ// //ɪmˈpɹɒp.ə// //ɪmˈpɹɔp.ə// 
  そぐわない, 不適切 2.
  Not properly named
   3.
  unsuitable to needs or circumstances

  improper //ɪmˈpɹɑ.pɚ// //ɪmˈpɹɒp.ə// //ɪmˈpɹɔp.ə// 
  1. feilaktig, urettmessig, uriktig
  Not according to facts
  2. uriktig
  Not consistent with established facts
  3. feilaktig
  Not properly named
  4. uanstendig, upassende
  not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
  5. uegnet, upassende
  unsuitable to needs or circumstances

  improper /ˌɪmˈprɒpə/ 
    niewłaściwy

  improper /ɪmpɹˈɒpə/
  1. uygunsuz, münasebetsiz, yolsuz, yanlış
  2. yakışık almayan
  3. yakışıksız, çirkin. improperfraction (mat.) payı paydasından büyuk olan kesir. improperly  uygunsuz bir şekilde, yanlış olarak.

  
/ˌɪmˈpɹɑpɝ/

  257 Moby Thesaurus words for "improper":
     Doric, aberrant, abnormal, abominable, amiss, arrant, atrocious,
     bad, barbaric, barbarous, base, black, blamable, blameworthy,
     blooper, boner, boo-boo, break, cacophonous, careless, chintzy,
     clumsy, coarse, corrupt, corruption, criminal, crude, damnable,
     dark, delinquent, deviant, disgraceful, disorderly, disruptive,
     doggerel, dysphemistic, erroneous, evil, excessive, execrable,
     false, faulty, faux pas, flagitious, flagrant, foul, fresh, futile,
     gaffe, gauche, graceless, gross, hardly the thing, harsh, heinous,
     ignominious, ill, ill-adapted, ill-advised, ill-assorted,
     ill-chosen, ill-considered, ill-fitted, ill-matched, ill-seasoned,
     ill-sorted, ill-suited, ill-timed, illegal, immodest, immoral,
     impertinent, impolite, impolitic, imprecise, impropriety, impure,
     in bad taste, inaccurate, inadmissibility, inadmissible,
     inadvisable, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt,
     inauspicious, incompatible, inconcinnate, inconcinnous,
     incongruous, inconvenient, incorrect, incorrectness, indecent,
     indecorous, indecorousness, indecorum, indelicate, indiscreet,
     inelegance, inelegant, inept, inexact, inexpedient, infamous,
     infelicitous, inferior, informal, iniquitous, inopportune,
     intempestive, intrusive, invalid, irregular, irrelevant, knavish,
     lascivious, late, lewd, loose, low, mal a propos, maladjusted,
     malapropos, malevolent, malodorous, misbehaving, misjoined,
     mismatched, mismated, misplaced, mistaken, mistimed, monstrous,
     naughty, nefarious, not done, not respectable, not the thing,
     objectionableness, obscene, off base, off color, off-base,
     off-color, offensive, out of character, out of joint,
     out of keeping, out of line, out of phase, out of place,
     out of proportion, out of season, out of time, out of tune,
     out-of-line, outlandish, peccant, premature, rank, reprehensible,
     reprobate, risque, rough, rowdy, rowdyish, rude, ruffianly,
     sacrilegious, sassy, scandalous, shameful, shameless, sinful,
     sinister, slipshod, slovenly, solecism, solecistic, suggestive,
     tactless, tasteless, terrible, too late, too soon,
     unacceptableness, unadapted, unapt, unbecoming, unbecomingness,
     unbefitting, unbehaving, unbeseeming, uncalled-for, unceremonious,
     uncomely, unconventional, uncourtly, uncouth, undecorous,
     undesirable, undignified, undue, uneuphonious, unfavorable,
     unfelicitous, unfit, unfitted, unfitting, unforgivable,
     unfortunate, ungenteel, ungodly, ungraceful, ungrammatic, unhandy,
     unhappy, unhealthy, unkind, unlawful, unlucky, unmeet, unmeetness,
     unpardonable, unpleasant, unpolished, unprofitable, unpropitious,
     unqualified, unready, unrefined, unrighteous, unripe, unseasonable,
     unseemliness, unseemly, unskillful, unspeakable, unsuitable,
     unsuited, untasteful, untimely, untoward, untrue, unwise, unworthy,
     vernacularism, vicious, vile, villainous, vulgar, vulgarism,
     wicked, wrong, wrongful
  
  

  a. 不合适的,错误的,不道德的;

     a. 不合适的,错误的,不道德的