English Explanatory Dictionary

improper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt.
Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest.
Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous.
Not consistent with established facts; incorrect.
Not properly named; See, for example, improper fraction.
Not specific or appropriate to individuals; general; common.
Of a complex random variable, correlated with its conjugate.

verb

To appropriate; to assign (something, to someone) as a possession or prerogative.

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈpɹɒp.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-improper.wav /ɪmˈpɹɔp.ə/ /ɪmˈpɹɑ.pɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-improper.wav

Word forms

improper more improper most improper impropre impropers impropering impropered

Etymology

From Middle French impropre, from Latin improprius (“not proper”), from in- + proprius (“proper”). By surface analysis, im- + proper.

Synonyms

unproper

Derived words

improper divisor improper face improper fit improper fraction improper integral improper motion improperness improper node improper noun improper orthogonal transformation improper rotation improper time improper use improper workmanship

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