improper 音标拼音: [ɪmpr'ɑpɚ]
a . 不合适的,错误的,不道德的
不合适的,错误的,不道德的
improper adj 1 :
not suitable or right or appropriate ; "
slightly improper to dine alone with a married man "; "
improper medication ";
"
improper attire for the golf course " [
ant : {
proper }]
2 :
not conforming to legality ,
moral law ,
or social convention ;
"
an unconventional marriage "; "
improper banking practices "
[
synonym : {
improper }, {
unconventional }, {
unlawful }]
3 :
not appropriate for a purpose or occasion ; "
said all the wrong things " [
synonym : {
improper }, {
wrong }]
Improper \
Im *
prop "
er \,
v .
t .
To appropriate ;
to limit . [
Obs .]
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1913 Webster ]
He would in like manner improper and inclose the sunbeams to comfort the rich and not the poor . --
Jewel .
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Improper \
Im *
prop "
er \,
a . [
F .
impropre ,
L .
improprius ;
pref .
im -
not proprius proper .
See {
Proper }.]
1 .
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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1913 Webster ]
Follow '
d his enemy king ,
and did him service ,
Improper for a slave . --
Shak .
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And to their proper operation still ,
Ascribe all Good ;
to their improper ,
Ill . --
Pope .
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2 .
Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals ;
general ;
common . [
Obs .]
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Not to be adorned with any art but such improper ones as nature is said to bestow ,
as singing and poetry . --
J .
Fletcher .
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3 .
Not according to facts ;
inaccurate ;
erroneous .
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{
Improper diphthong }.
See under {
Diphthong }.
{
Improper feud },
an original feud ,
not earned by military service . --
Mozley &
W .
{
Improper fraction }.
See under {
Fraction }.
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1913 Webster ]
257 Moby Thesaurus words for "
improper ":
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aberrant ,
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amiss ,
arrant ,
atrocious ,
bad ,
barbaric ,
barbarous ,
base ,
black ,
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blameworthy ,
blooper ,
boner ,
boo -
boo ,
break ,
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damnable ,
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faux pas ,
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flagrant ,
foul ,
fresh ,
futile ,
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gauche ,
graceless ,
gross ,
hardly the thing ,
harsh ,
heinous ,
ignominious ,
ill ,
ill -
adapted ,
ill -
advised ,
ill -
assorted ,
ill -
chosen ,
ill -
considered ,
ill -
fitted ,
ill -
matched ,
ill -
seasoned ,
ill -
sorted ,
ill -
suited ,
ill -
timed ,
illegal ,
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impolite ,
impolitic ,
imprecise ,
impropriety ,
impure ,
in bad taste ,
inaccurate ,
inadmissibility ,
inadmissible ,
inadvisable ,
inapplicable ,
inapposite ,
inappropriate ,
inapt ,
inauspicious ,
incompatible ,
inconcinnate ,
inconcinnous ,
incongruous ,
inconvenient ,
incorrect ,
incorrectness ,
indecent ,
indecorous ,
indecorousness ,
indecorum ,
indelicate ,
indiscreet ,
inelegance ,
inelegant ,
inept ,
inexact ,
inexpedient ,
infamous ,
infelicitous ,
inferior ,
informal ,
iniquitous ,
inopportune ,
intempestive ,
intrusive ,
invalid ,
irregular ,
irrelevant ,
knavish ,
lascivious ,
late ,
lewd ,
loose ,
low ,
mal a propos ,
maladjusted ,
malapropos ,
malevolent ,
malodorous ,
misbehaving ,
misjoined ,
mismatched ,
mismated ,
misplaced ,
mistaken ,
mistimed ,
monstrous ,
naughty ,
nefarious ,
not done ,
not respectable ,
not the thing ,
objectionableness ,
obscene ,
off base ,
off color ,
off -
base ,
off -
color ,
offensive ,
out of character ,
out of joint ,
out of keeping ,
out of line ,
out of phase ,
out of place ,
out of proportion ,
out of season ,
out of time ,
out of tune ,
out -
of -
line ,
outlandish ,
peccant ,
premature ,
rank ,
reprehensible ,
reprobate ,
risque ,
rough ,
rowdy ,
rowdyish ,
rude ,
ruffianly ,
sacrilegious ,
sassy ,
scandalous ,
shameful ,
shameless ,
sinful ,
sinister ,
slipshod ,
slovenly ,
solecism ,
solecistic ,
suggestive ,
tactless ,
tasteless ,
terrible ,
too late ,
too soon ,
unacceptableness ,
unadapted ,
unapt ,
unbecoming ,
unbecomingness ,
unbefitting ,
unbehaving ,
unbeseeming ,
uncalled -
for ,
unceremonious ,
uncomely ,
unconventional ,
uncourtly ,
uncouth ,
undecorous ,
undesirable ,
undignified ,
undue ,
uneuphonious ,
unfavorable ,
unfelicitous ,
unfit ,
unfitted ,
unfitting ,
unforgivable ,
unfortunate ,
ungenteel ,
ungodly ,
ungraceful ,
ungrammatic ,
unhandy ,
unhappy ,
unhealthy ,
unkind ,
unlawful ,
unlucky ,
unmeet ,
unmeetness ,
unpardonable ,
unpleasant ,
unpolished ,
unprofitable ,
unpropitious ,
unqualified ,
unready ,
unrefined ,
unrighteous ,
unripe ,
unseasonable ,
unseemliness ,
unseemly ,
unskillful ,
unspeakable ,
unsuitable ,
unsuited ,
untasteful ,
untimely ,
untoward ,
untrue ,
unwise ,
unworthy ,
vernacularism ,
vicious ,
vile ,
villainous ,
vulgar ,
vulgarism ,
wicked ,
wrong ,
wrongful
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