Definition of improper

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Improper (a.) 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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Unthriftily :: Unthriftily (adv.) Improperly; unbecomingly.
Graphite :: Graphite (n.) Native carbon in hexagonal crystals, also foliated or granular massive, of black color and metallic luster, and so soft as to leave a trace on paper. It is used for pencils (improperly called lead pencils), for crucibles, and as a lubricator, etc. Often called plumbago or black lead..
Ill :: Ill (a.) Contrary to good, in a moral sense; evil; wicked; wrong; iniquitious; naughtly; bad; improper..
Allowable :: Allowable (a.) Proper to be, or capable of being, allowed; permissible; admissible; not forbidden; not unlawful or improper; as, a certain degree of freedom is allowable among friends..
Familiar :: Familiar (a.) Improperly acquainted; wrongly intimate.
Misassay :: Misassay (v. t.) To assay, or attempt, improperly or unsuccessfully..
Illegitimate :: Illegitimate (a.) Not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper.
Misfeasance :: Misfeasance (n.) A trespass; a wrong done; the improper doing of an act which a person might lawfully do.
Untimely :: Untimely (a.) Not timely; done or happening at an unnatural, unusual, or improper time; unseasonable; premature; inopportune; as, untimely frosts; untimely remarks; an untimely death..
Inept :: Inept (a.) Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming.
Misderive :: Misderive (v. t.) To turn or divert improperly; to misdirect.
Incorrect :: Incorrect (a.) Not accordant with duty or morality; not duly regulated or subordinated; unbecoming; improper; as, incorrect conduct..
Wrong-timed :: Wrong-timed (a.) Done at an improper time; ill-timed.
Improperia :: Improperia (n. pl.) A series of antiphons and responses, expressing the sorrowful remonstrance of our Lord with his people; -- sung on the morning of the Good Friday in place of the usual daily Mass of the Roman ritual..
Abuse :: Abuse (v. t.) Improper treatment or use; application to a wrong or bad purpose; misuse; as, an abuse of our natural powers; an abuse of civil rights, or of privileges or advantages; an abuse of language..
Aisle :: Aisle (n.) Improperly used also for the have; -- as in the phrases, a church with three aisles, the middle aisle..
Timeless :: Timeless (a.) Done at an improper time; unseasonable; untimely.
Misappreciated :: Misappreciated (a.) Improperly appreciated.
Misbear :: Misbear (v. t.) To carry improperly; to carry (one's self) wrongly; to misbehave.
Multifariousness :: Multifariousness (n.) The fault of improperly uniting in one bill distinct and independent matters, and thereby confounding them..
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