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improper
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of IMPROPER
[more improper; most improper]
: not proper, right, or suitable不适当；错误的；不合适的: such as
a : not correct错误的
- The doctor gave him an improper diagnosis.医生对他的诊断有误。
- improper grammar错误的语法
b : not following rules of acceptable behavior : legally or morally wrong违法的；违规的；不正当的
- They claim to have evidence of improper police conduct.他们声称有证据证明警方行为不当。
- improper use of public land违法使用公共场地
c : not suitable for the situation : not appropriate不适当的；不合适的
- This is an improper diet for a growing teenager.这种饮食不适合处于发育期的青少年。
- improper dress/attire不得体的衣服/服装
d : not polite不礼貌的
- It would be improper for me to ask such a favor of her.我请她帮这种忙真是失礼。
- He made some improper remarks.他说了些不合适的话。
- improper behavior失礼的行为
— improperly
adverb- He came to school improperly dressed.他来上学时穿着很不得体。
- She pronounced the word improperly.她这个词读错了。
- behaving improperly 举止不当
improper
adjective
im·prop·er (ˌ)im-ˈprä-pər 
: not proper: such as
c
: not regularly or normally formed or not properly so called
d
: not in accord with fact, truth, or right procedure : incorrect
improperly adverb
improperness noun
Synonyms
Example Sentences
The doctor gave him an improper diagnosis. They claim to have evidence of improper police conduct. improper use of public land This is an improper diet for a growing teenager. It would be improper for me to ask such a favor of her. He made some improper remarks. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Malakah Sanford, 22, of the 6700 block of East End Avenue, Chicago, was charged Aug. 31 with driving without a driver’s license and improper use of a seat belt at the intersection of Dempster and Parkside Streets, police said. 
Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Biden administration officials considered the request an improper use of federal troops and assets, according to people familiar with their thinking. Michelle Hackman, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Worse than improper use of drugs, is the low quality of the drugs that people get on the street, and end up dead because of drugs formulated by idiots. Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2022 The group's legal counsel in that lawsuit, Roger Teich, suggested that the ban was improper. Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 18 Aug. 2022 In his order, Burke denied a new trial because evidence precluded at trial wasn’t improper. Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 6 Aug. 2022 Some accessibility advocates said the alt text depicted in the campaign was improper, in some instances for failing to adequately describe the picture, in others for providing quippy bits of extra information not related to the image. Katie Deighton, WSJ, 15 July 2022 At that time, it was generally believed that sweating was improper and that white clothing would either curb a player’s perspiration or hide it, Time reported. Julian Mark, Washington Post, 11 July 2022 Suspicious activity reports are filed by financial institutions when clients make large cash transactions or transfers that could signal criminal activity, such as tax evasion or money laundering, although many such transactions are not improper. Catherine Herridge, CBS News, 7 July 2022 See More
Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Biden administration officials considered the request an improper use of federal troops and assets, according to people familiar with their thinking. Michelle Hackman, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Worse than improper use of drugs, is the low quality of the drugs that people get on the street, and end up dead because of drugs formulated by idiots. Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2022 The group's legal counsel in that lawsuit, Roger Teich, suggested that the ban was improper. Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 18 Aug. 2022 In his order, Burke denied a new trial because evidence precluded at trial wasn’t improper. Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 6 Aug. 2022 Some accessibility advocates said the alt text depicted in the campaign was improper, in some instances for failing to adequately describe the picture, in others for providing quippy bits of extra information not related to the image. Katie Deighton, WSJ, 15 July 2022 At that time, it was generally believed that sweating was improper and that white clothing would either curb a player’s perspiration or hide it, Time reported. Julian Mark, Washington Post, 11 July 2022 Suspicious activity reports are filed by financial institutions when clients make large cash transactions or transfers that could signal criminal activity, such as tax evasion or money laundering, although many such transactions are not improper. Catherine Herridge, CBS News, 7 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French impropre, from Latin improprius, from in- + proprius proper
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of improper was in the 15th century Phrases Containing improper
adjective
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