Dictionary Entry
improper
improper is a 8-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
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.
- 2adjective
Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general; common.
- 3adjective
Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.
- 4transitive verb
To appropriate; to limit.
- 5adjective
not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
"said all the wrong things"
Synonyms
- 6adjective
not suitable or right or appropriate
"slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"
"improper medication"
- 7adjective
not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
"an unconventional marriage"
"improper banking practices"
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