impropriety
pronunciation
How to pronounce impropriety in British English:
UK [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti]
How to pronounce impropriety in American English:
US [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti]
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- Noun:
- an improper demeanor
- an indecent or improper act
- an act of undue intimacy
Word Origin
- impropriety (n.)
- 1610s, "quality or fact of being improper," from French impropriété (16c.), from Latin improprietas, from improprius (see improper). As "improper thing," 1670s.
Example
- 1. But without any evidence of impropriety .
- 2. Right now , the french can ill-afford even the whiff of impropriety .
- 3. No one had accused henry of any impropriety in his job , but he had been plunged into whitewater world anyway .
- 4. The reports of impropriety have shaken public confidence in local leaders .
- 5. The reinsurers also agreed to retract and withdraw all allegations of fraud and impropriety made against the korea national insurance company .