IMPROPRIETY


Meaning of IMPROPRIETY in English

n. (pl. -ies) 1 lack of propriety; indecency. 2 an instance of improper conduct etc. 3 incorrectness. 4 unfitness.

[ F impropriété or L improprietas (as IN-(1), proprius proper) ]

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