Definition of improper

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Improper (a.) Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general; common.

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Uncalled-for :: Uncalled-for (a.) Not called for; not required or needed; improper; gratuitous; wanton.
Misfeasance :: Misfeasance (n.) A trespass; a wrong done; the improper doing of an act which a person might lawfully do.
Diphthong :: Diphthong (n.) A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai in rain, eo in people; -- called an improper diphthong..
Misarrange :: Misarrange (v. t.) To place in a wrong order, or improper manner..
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..
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..
Improper :: Improper (v. t.) To appropriate; to limit.
Misdiet :: Misdiet (n.) Improper.
Miscall :: Miscall (v. t.) To call by a wrong name; to name improperly.
Misjoin :: Misjoin (v. t.) To join unfitly or improperly.
Inexpedient :: Inexpedient (a.) Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; inadvisable; unfit; improper; unsuitable to time and place; as, what is expedient at one time may be inexpedient at another..
Incorrect :: Incorrect (a.) Not accordant with duty or morality; not duly regulated or subordinated; unbecoming; improper; as, incorrect conduct..
Bearing :: Bearing (n.) Improperly, the unsupported span; as, the beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports..
Wrong :: Wrong (a.) Not fit or suitable to an end or object; not appropriate for an intended use; not according to rule; unsuitable; improper; incorrect; as, to hold a book with the wrong end uppermost; to take the wrong way..
Jurel :: "Jurel (n.) A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts (Caranx chrysos), most abundant southward, where it is valued as a food fish; -- called also hardtail, horse crevalle, jack, buffalo jack, skipjack, yellow mackerel, and sometimes, improperly, horse mackerel. Other species of Caranx (as C. fallax) are also sometimes called jurel..
Free Will :: Free will () A will free from improper coercion or restraint.
Wraith :: Wraith (n.) Sometimes, improperly, a spirit thought to preside over the waters; -- called also water wraith..
Undue :: Undue (a.) Not right; not lawful or legal; improper; as, an undue proceeding..
Misbestow :: Misbestow (v. t.) To bestow improperly.
Misuse :: Misuse (v. t.) To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to misuse one's talents..
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