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improper
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adjective (a)

  • not suitable or right or appropriate(adj.all)
    Example:
    Slightly improper to dine alone with a married man.
    Improper medication.
    Improper attire for the golf course.
    Antonym:
    proper
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention(adj.all)
    Example:
    Improper banking practices.
    Synonym:
    unconventional, unlawful
    source: wordnet30
  • not appropriate for a purpose or occasion(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    wrong
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • To appropriate; to limit.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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