[U,C] (plural improprieties) (formal) behaviour or actions that are dishonest, morally wrong or not appropriate for a person in a position of responsibility:
There was no evidence of impropriety. * accusations of financial impropriety * He said that he would resign his post if the public felt he had engaged in improprieties.
OPPPROPRIETY
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is impropriety a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, impropriety is tagged as noun.
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