Definition of improper

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Improper (a.) Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.

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Amiss :: Amiss (a.) Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice..
Multifariousness :: Multifariousness (n.) The fault of improperly uniting in one bill distinct and independent matters, and thereby confounding them..
Inept :: Inept (a.) Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming.
Misspense :: misspense (n.) A spending improperly; a wasting.
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..
Antiburgher :: Antiburgher (n.) One who seceded from the Burghers (1747), deeming it improper to take the Burgess oath..
Wraith :: Wraith (n.) Sometimes, improperly, a spirit thought to preside over the waters; -- called also water wraith..
Wise :: Wise (v.) Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning and judging soundly concerning what is true or false, proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best means for accomplishing them; sagacious..
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..
Violent :: Violent (a.) Acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or improper force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a violent attack on the right of free speech..
Firstly :: Firstly (adv.) In the first place; before anything else; -- sometimes improperly used for first.
Nestorian :: Nestorian (n.) An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople to the fifth century, who has condemned as a heretic for maintaining that the divine and the human natures were not merged into one nature in Christ (who was God in man), and, hence, that it was improper to call Mary the mother of Christ; also, one of the sect established by the followers of Nestorius in Persia, india, and other Oriental countries, and still in existence. opposed to Eutychian..
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..
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..
Misuse :: Misuse (n.) Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use.
Mucus :: Mucus (n.) Any other animal fluid of a viscid quality, as the synovial fluid, which lubricates the cavities of the joints; -- improperly so used..
Incorrect :: Incorrect (a.) Not accordant with duty or morality; not duly regulated or subordinated; unbecoming; improper; as, incorrect conduct..
Misappreciated :: Misappreciated (a.) Improperly appreciated.
Barb :: Barb (n.) A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; -- also improperly called whiting.
Misplace :: Misplace (v. t.) To put in a wrong place; to set or place on an improper or unworthy object; as, he misplaced his confidence..
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