1 dishonest, or morally wrong:
improper business practices * improper conduct * There was nothing improper about our relationship (= it did not involve sex).
OPPPROPER
2 (formal) not suited or appropriate to the situation:
It would be improper to comment at this stage.
OPPPROPER
3 wrong; not correct:
improper use of the drug
improperly adverb:
to behave improperly * He was improperly dressed for the occasion. * improperly cooked meat
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for improper is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is improper a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, improper is tagged as adjective.
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