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Meaning of "improper" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPROPER

improper  [ɪmˈprɒpə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPROPER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Improper is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IMPROPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

improper

Morality

Morality is the differentiation of intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are "good" and those that are "bad". Morality can be a body of standards or principles derived from a code of conduct from a particular philosophy, religion, culture, etc., or it can derive from a standard that a person believes should be universal. Morality may also be specifically synonymous with "goodness" or "rightness." Immorality is the active opposition to morality, while amorality is variously defined as an unawareness of, indifference toward, or disbelief in any set of moral standards or principles. Moral philosophy includes moral ontology, or the origin of morals, as well as moral epistemology, or what we know about morals. Different systems of expressing morality have been proposed, including deontological ethical systems which adhere to a set of established rules, and normative ethical systems which consider the merits of actions themselves. An example of normative ethical philosophy is the Golden Rule which states that, "One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself."...

Definition of improper in the English dictionary

The first definition of improper in the dictionary is lacking propriety; not seemly or fitting. Other definition of improper is unsuitable for a certain use or occasion; inappropriate. Improper is also irregular or abnormal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPROPER


chopper
ˈtʃɒpə
copper
ˈkɒpə
cropper
ˈkrɒpə
dropper
ˈdrɒpə
eavesdropper
ˈiːvzdrɒpə
eyedropper
ˈaɪˌdrɒpə
flopper
ˈflɒpə
grasshopper
ˈɡrɑːsˌhɒpə
hopper
ˈhɒpə
name-dropper
ˈneɪmdrɒpə
poppa
ˈpɒpə
popper
ˈpɒpə
proper
ˈprɒpə
sharecropper
ˈʃɛəˌkrɒpə
shopper
ˈʃɒpə
stopper
ˈstɒpə
stropper
ˈstrɒpə
topper
ˈtɒpə
underpropper
ˈʌndəˌprɒpə
whopper
ˈwɒpə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPROPER

improbability
improbable
improbableness
improbably
improbation
improbities
improbity
impromptu
improper fraction
improper integral
improperly
improperness
impropriate
impropriation
impropriator
improprieties
impropriety
improv
improvability
improvable

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPROPER

blooper
codeveloper
cooper
developer
galloper
good and proper
groper
hooper
hoper
looper
loper
outroper
real-estate developer
roper
sandgroper
snooper
state trooper
stoper
trooper
whooper

Synonyms and antonyms of improper in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMPROPER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «improper» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of improper

Translation of «improper» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPROPER

Find out the translation of improper to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of improper from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «improper» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不合法的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

impropio
570 millions of speakers

English

improper
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनुचित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير لائق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ненадлежащее
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

impróprio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপ্রকৃত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déplacé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tidak betul
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unlauter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不適切な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부도덕한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora bener
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không đúng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முறையற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अयोग्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uygunsuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

irregolare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niewłaściwe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неналежне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

necorespunzătoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακατάλληλη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbehoorlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

felaktig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utilbørlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of improper

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPROPER»

The term «improper» is very widely used and occupies the 20.173 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPROPER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about improper

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10 QUOTES WITH «IMPROPER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word improper.
1
Justin Amash
Legislation that names a specific private organization to defund (rather than all organizations that engage in a particular activity) is improper and arguably unconstitutional.
2
Peter M. Brant
My whole life I've hated to lose, no doubt about it. I've been guilty of that since I was 6 years old, at camp. I have always played to win. That's who I am. But I never hurt anybody. The problem is when you're perceived as being too aggressive where you hurt somebody or do something improper.
3
John Burns
I don't want boys to use their pencils for improper writing.
4
Bobby Clarke
All I can say is it's improper to criticize someone 30 years later.
5
Susan Glaspell
Declining to go to church with my parents in the morning, I would ostentatiously set out for the Monist Society in the afternoon, down an obscure street which it seemed a little improper to be walking on, as everything was closed for Sunday, upstairs through a sort of side entrance over a saloon.
6
Lafcadio Hearn
French novels generally treat of the relations of women to the world and to lovers, after marriage; consequently there is a great deal in French novels about adultery, about improper relations between the sexes, about many things which the English public would not allow.
7
Danica McKellar
A reciprocal of a fraction is found by flipping it upside down. If you want the reciprocal of a mixed number or a whole number, just convert it to an improper fraction, and then flip it!
8
Roy Moore
But in the long term, I think it is improper to limit your future.
9
Ted Nugent
Every study on crime and or firearms proves time and time again, that 99.99999% of American gun owners do not commit crimes or use our firearms in any dangerous or improper way.
10
J. R. R. Tolkien
The proper study of Man is anything but Man; and the most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPROPER»

Discover the use of improper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to improper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Improper Life: Technology and Biopolitics from Heidegger to ...
How biopolitics can get beyond its obsession with death
Timothy C. Campbell, 2011
2
Improper Modernism: Djuna Barnes's Bewildering Corpus
Caselli shows that throughout Barnes's corpus, the repetition of texts, by other authors (from Blake to Middleton) and by Barnes herself, forces us to rethink the relationship between authority and gender in modernism.
Daniela Caselli, 2009
3
Improper Relations
Dorset, 1858 When Hannah's caught watching her late husband's cousin debauch the maid in the library, she's mortified—but also intrigued.
Juliana Ross, 2012
4
The 'Improper' Feminine: The Women's Sensation Novel and the ...
The first comparative study of the women's sensation novel of the 1860s and the New Woman fiction of the 1890s, two genres which undermined the ideal of the `proper feminine' and dangerously put female sexuality on the literary agenda.
Lyn Pykett, 2003
5
Improper Advances: Rape and Heterosexual Conflict in ...
This is a question for which there are many political, psychological, and sociological answers, but few historical ones. Improper Advances is one of the first books to explore the history of sexual violence in any country.
Karen Dubinsky, 1993
6
Improper Bostonians: Lesbian and Gay History from the ...
Surprising, fun, and magnificently illustrated with two hundred images, Improper Bostonians is the first book to depict Boston's three centuries of gay and lesbian life, and—since it treats the American city with the longest gay and ...
History Project, 1999
7
An Improper Holiday
He followed all the rules…until one man showed him a dozen ways to break them.
K.A. Mitchell, 2009
8
Medicare: Improvements Needed to Address Improper Payments ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) -- the agency that administers Medicare -- estimated that the program made about $700 million in improper payments for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, & supplies (DMEPOS) ...
Leslie G. Aronovitz, 2007
9
An Improper Proposal
On the eve of his wedding, Captain Connor Drake cannot shake the memory of Miss Payton Dixon's embrace, especially when she remains determined to win his heart. Original.
Patricia Cabot, 1999
10
Medicare improper payments : while enhancements hold promise ...
For example, because the methodology generally assumes that medical records received for review are valid and thus represent actual services provided, improper payments supported by falsified documentation may go undetected. Rather ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPROPER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term improper is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Levi Chavez suit claims prosecution was improper | Albuquerque …
A former Albuquerque Police Department officer acquitted two years ago of murdering his wife is suing Valencia County officials, saying there ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
2
The Latest: Texas jail cited in 2012 for improper monitoring - Hawaii …
The Texas jail under scrutiny for the death of a woman found hanging in her cell was cited three years ago by a state agency for improperly ... «Hawaii News Now, Jul 15»
3
The Ashes 2015: BBC commentator Jonathan Agnew warned by …
The Ashes 2015: BBC commentator Jonathan Agnew warned by Lord's for improper attire. Date: July 17, 2015 - 8:00AM. (29); Read later ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
4
Top Toshiba executives involved in improper practices - Evertiq
Toshiba Corp has an accounting scandal on its hands. A panel investigating the matter has found that top executives were involved in improper ... «evertiq.com, Jul 15»
5
Allegation of improper arrest made against Annapolis Royal Police …
The province's independent Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) has commenced an investigation regarding an allegation made by a ... «Digby Courier, Jul 15»
6
Kumbh mela: Seers unhappy with improper water, power supply …
Kumbh mela: Seers unhappy with improper water, power supply. — By PTI | Jul 15, 2015 04:36 pm. Nashik Kumbh Mela. Nashik: Seers attending the Simhastha ... «Free Press Journal, Jul 15»
7
Allegation of improper arrest made against Annapolis Royal Police
The province's independent Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) has commenced an investigation regarding an allegation made by a ... «Digby Courier, Jul 15»
8
Net neutrality recommendations out, improper prioritisation not …
Net neutrality recommendations out, improper prioritisation not permitted. The 24 recommendations by the six-member committee of the DoT ... «Financial Express, Jul 15»
9
Improper labeling leads to Hy-Vee recall - WIBW.com
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -- Incorrect labeling is forcing a local grocery chain to pull a salad product off its shelves. D&D Foods, Inc., is recalling ... «WIBW, Jul 15»
10
Analytics System Identifies $820M in Improper Medicare Payments …
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' advanced analytics system has identified or prevented $820 million in inappropriate Medicare payments ... «Health Data Management, Jul 15»

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