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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Impropriety \Im`pro*pri"e*ty\, n.; pl. Improprieties. [L.
improprietas; cf. F. impropri['e]t['e]. See Improper.]
1. The quality of being improper; unfitness or unsuitableness
to character, time place, or circumstances; as,
impropriety of behavior or manners.
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2. That which is improper; an unsuitable or improper act, or
an inaccurate use of language.
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But every language has likewise its improprieties
and absurdities. --Johnson.
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Many gross improprieties, however authorized by
practice, ought to be discarded. --Swift.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Impropriety \Im`pro*pri"e*ty\, n.; pl. Improprieties. [L.
improprietas; cf. F. impropri['e]t['e]. See Improper.]
1. The quality of being improper; unfitness or unsuitableness
to character, time place, or circumstances; as,
impropriety of behavior or manners.
2. That which is improper; an unsuitable or improper act, or
an inaccurate use of language.
But every language has likewise its improprieties
and absurdities. --Johnson.
Many gross improprieties, however authorized by
practice, ought to be discarded. --Swift.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
improprieties
n.
(plural of en impropriety)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
improprieties
n.
(plural of en impropriety)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
improprieties
n.
(plural of en impropriety)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
improprieties
n.
(plural of en impropriety)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
improprieties
Englanti n.
(en-monikko i mpropriet ies)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Improprieties /ɪmpɹəpɹˈaɪətɪz/ الأخطاءFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
improprieties /ɪmpɹəpɹˈaɪətɪz/ UngehörigkeitenFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]see: impropriety
/ˌɪmpɹəˈpɹaɪətiz/