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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for improper:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

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"
       [syn: improper, unconventional, unlawful]
    3: not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "said all the
       wrong things" [syn: improper, wrong]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Improper \Im*prop"er\, v. t.
   To appropriate; to limit. [Obs.]
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         He would in like manner improper and inclose the
         sunbeams to comfort the rich and not the poor. --Jewel.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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            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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