English Explanatory Dictionary

unproper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Improper, not according with fact or reason; wrong, irregular.
  2. Improper, not suited for its use or application; inappropriate.
  3. Not belonging to a given person; someone else's.
  4. Improper, not according with good standards of behaviour; indecent, indecorous.

Pronunciation

/ʌnˈpɹɒpə/

Word forms

unproper more unproper most unproper

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Latin propriusbor. Anglo-Norman proprebor. Middle English propre English proper English unproper From un- + proper.

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