a01880531
type | a |
lex_filenum | 00 |
def | not suitable or right or appropriate |
examples | slightly improper to dine alone with a married man improper medication improper attire for the golf course |
Outgoing links | |
Also see | inappropriate; indecent; indecorous, indelicate; unfit; wrong |
Attribute | propriety, properness, correctitude |
Derivationally related form | improper → improperness |
Antonym | improper → proper |
Similar to | indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward; out-of-the-way; wrong, incorrect |
Incoming links | |
Also see | inappropriate; incorrect, wrong; indecent; indecorous, indelicate; wrong |
Antonym | proper → improper |
Similar to | indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward; out-of-the-way; wrong, incorrect |
Derived from adjective | improperly → improper |
Attribute | propriety, properness, correctitude |
Derivationally related form | improperness → improper |
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