IMPROPER


Meaning of IMPROPER in English

adj. Function: adjective

1 unsuited to the circumstances or the occasion FF1C; wore quite improper dress for such a formal reception FF1E;

Synonyms: ill-timed, inadmissible, inappropriate, inapt, inept, intempestive, malapropos, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, uncomely, undue, unfitting, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuitable, untimely

Related Words: infelicitous, unhappy; inapplicable, inapposite; fresh, impertinent, sassy; crude, gauche, tactless

Idioms: out of place, out of season

Contrasted Words: apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, becoming, befitting, felicitous, fitting, germane, happy, opportune, pat, pertinent, seasonable, suitable, timely, well-timed

Antonyms: proper

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Synonyms: INDECOROUS , indecent, indelicate, malodorous, rough, unbecoming, undecorous, ungodly, unseemly, untoward

Related Words: informal, unceremonious, unconventional

Contrasted Words: correct, right

Antonyms: proper

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