IMPROPER

[im.prop.er] adj [ME, fr. MF impropre, fr. L improprius, fr. in- + proprius proper] (15c): not proper: as a: not in accord with fact, truth, or right procedure: incorrect "~ inference" b: not regularly or normally formed or not properly so called c: not suited to the circumstances, design, or end "~ medicine" d: not in accord with propriety, modesty, good manners, or good taste syn see indecorous -- im.prop.er.ly adv -- im.prop.er.ness n