improper

(Engels)

Adj

1. Unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt.
2. Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest.
3. Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous.
4. Not consistent with established facts; incorrect.
5. Not properly named; See, for example, improper fraction.
6. (obsolete) Not specific or appropriate to individuals; general; common.
7. Of a complex random variable, correlated with its conjugate.

Verb

To appropriate; to assign (something, to someone) as a possession or prerogative.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɪmˈpɹɒp.ə/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle French impropre, from Latin improprius (“not proper”), from in- + proprius (“proper”). By surface analysis, im- + proper.

Sinonieme

unsuitable

inappropriate

unbecoming

wrong

unseemly

unfit

indecent

incorrect

unfitting

incompatible

immodest

unjust

unsuited

obscene

inadequate

undue

bad

👎

indecorous

inconvenient

inept

unconventional

unworthy

inopportune

unlawful

unbefitting

shameless

useless

immoral

indiscreet

bawdy

graceless

unrighteous

unreasonable

unsatisfactory

inapt

inapplicable

unfair

untoward

uncomely

unacceptable

unapt

inaccurate

dishonorable

out of place

careless

dishonest

undeserved

disgraceful

impermissible

incongruous

Vertalings

impróprio

impropre

impropio

unpassend

improprio

impropi

inapproprié

uygunsuz

inconvenant

ongepast

απρεπής

ongeschikt

incorrect

indécent

ungeeignet