IMPROPER


Meaning of IMPROPER in English

adj.1 a unseemly; indecent. b not in accordance with accepted rules of behaviour.

2 inaccurate, wrong.

3 not properly so called.

Phrases and idioms:

improper fraction a fraction in which the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator.

Derivatives:

improperly adv.

Etymology: F impropre or L improprius (as IN-(1), PROPER)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.