improper

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  • Adjective:
    not suitable or right or appropriate
    not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
    not appropriate for a purpose or occasion

Word Origin

improper (adj.)
mid-15c., "not true," from French impropre (14c.), from Latin improprius, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + proprius (see proper). Meaning "not suited, unfit" is from 1560s; that of "not in accordance with good manners, modesty, decency" is from 1739. Related: Improperly (late 14c.).

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Example

1. Improper human waste disposal is causing food and water contamination .
2. Huawei and zte have denied receiving improper subsidies .
3. Indigestion is a common result of improper food combining .
4. As malaria rates drop , tests can prevent improper treatment that might breed resistance .
5. Improper disposal of condoms contributes to litter problems , and the roman catholic church generally opposes condom use .

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