improper
adjective/ɪmˈprɒpə(r)/
/ɪmˈprɑːpər/
(formal)- dishonest, or morally wrong
- He had been indulging in improper business practices.
- She was suspended for improper conduct.
- There was nothing improper about our relationship (= it did not involve sex).
- places where it is considered improper for people to kiss in public
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- consider something
- …
- highly
- most
- quite
- …
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- not right or appropriate for the situation synonym inappropriate
- It would be improper to comment at this stage.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- consider something
- …
- highly
- most
- quite
- …
- wrong; not correct
- improper use of the term
Word Originlate Middle English: from French impropre or Latin improprius, from in- ‘not’ + proprius ‘one's own, proper’.
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