Improper

What do we mean by improper?

Not suited to circumstances or needs; unsuitable. adjective

Not in keeping with conventional mores; indecorous: synonym: unseemly. adjective

Not consistent with established truth, fact, or rule; incorrect. adjective

Irregular or abnormal. adjective

To impropriate.

Not proper or peculiar to any individual; general; common.

Not of a proper kind or quality; not adapted to or suitable for the purpose or the circumstances; unfit; unbecoming; indecorous: as, an improper medicine; an improper appointment; improper conduct or language.

Not proper in form or method; not according to nature, truth, rule, or usage; abnormal; irregular; erroneous: as, improper development; improper fractions; improper pronunciation; an improper use of words.

To appropriate; to limit. transitive verb

Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent adjective

Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general; common. adjective

Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous. adjective

See under Diphthong. adjective

An original feud, not earned by military service. adjective

See under Fraction. adjective

Unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt adjective

Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest adjective

Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous adjective

Not consistent with established facts; incorrect adjective

Not properly named; See, for example, improper fraction adjective

To appropriate; to limit.

To behave improperly

Improper is an adjective; it refers to conduct which is not in accordance with accepted standards, especially of morality or honesty. It can also mean behaviour lacking in modesty and decency. Urban Dictionary

Noun; Improper respect. In reference to props; Inadequate recognition of stature. Urban Dictionary

When a girl's breasts are bigger than her bum, she is susceptible to the insult of being an improper fraction. Urban Dictionary

A maths-based joke that refers to working towards, but not completely achieving, getting a root. It is essentially a failed attempt to tune or woo a female. Urban Dictionary

A term used to describe the figure of an individual, typically a woman's, in which the torso is larger than the legs. Often used to describe how a person looks while wearing skinny jeans or leggings; popularized primarily on TikTok in 2022. Urban Dictionary

A woman who has big breasts and no ass. A woman who is large at the top and small at the bottom. Urban Dictionary

A dumpling that shows up where it doesn't belong... Urban Dictionary

A couple where the woman is larger than the man, either in height or weight. Urban Dictionary

A person whose chest is much larger than their abdomen (from a term for a fraction where the numerator is greater than the denominator) Urban Dictionary

College football game played on Sep. 17, 2011 between THE Ohio State Buckeyes and the Miami Hurricanes (also a rematch of the 2002 National Championship game). Noteworthy because both programs are currently under serious NCAA investigation for receiving several "improper benefits" such as cash and discount tattoos in exchange for team memorabilia (OSU), and yacht cruises and sex parties (UM), all widely covered in the mainstream media. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to improper:
improper, improver, improve, proper, improved, impower, imposer, improves, unproper, implorer, in proper, imponer.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word improper:
bostonian, riemann, disposal, conduct, integral, inappropriate, handling, rotation, disclosure, motive, motives, fined, fraction, symmetry, benefits, behaviour, gifts, procedures, proper, allegations, practices, excessive, fraud, waste, interference, behavior, installation, maintenance, investigation, storage, charges, scandal, placement, accounting, usage, copyright, cause, illegal, denied, purpose, alleged, failure, corruption, jury, sexual, guilty, abuse, actions, filed, procedure, dismissed, manner, funds, labor.

Words that rhyme with improper:
proper, copper, hopper, pauper, grasshopper, topper, chopper, whopper, stopper, dropper, shopper, popper, toper, sopor, cropper, clopper, sharecropper, bopper, moper, lopper, eyedropper, flopper, leafhopper, topor, propper, swapper, mopper, blister copper, gropper, sand hopper, sopper, eye dropper, migratory grasshopper, belly whopper, opper, plant hopper, american copper, rock hopper, kopper, atop her, cadiddlehopper, chop her, cop per, crop per, da per, drop her, drop per, ha per, laptop per, law per, lop per, ma per, ma pur, mop her, na per, op her, pa per, pop her, prop her, qua per, shop her, shop per, stop her, straw per, swap her, top her.

Adjectives that are often used to describe improper:
incorrect.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective improper:
use, conduct, fraction, food, treatment, handling, behavior, alignment, diet, fractions, practices, influence, methods, means, motives, manner, application, feeding, placement, management, disposal, operation, care, motive, storage, selection, design, language, technique, interference, behaviour, action, adjustment, purpose, persons, positioning, sense, installation, advances, procedures, person, relations, techniques, purposes, actions, acts, act, preparation, exercise, functioning, performance, maintenance, distribution, activities, construction, habits, question, pressure, choice, payments, training, influences, nutrition, word, practice, procedure, timing, administration, uses, usage, disclosure, balance, objects, cleaning, location, integral, setting, connection, ventilation, loading, integrals.

Words that sound like improper:
improper, unproper, improperly, embrasure, impresser, impressor, impar, empower, impower, emperor, improv, impure, impair, impres, impire, improver, impro, imbiber, embar, mpr, imprese, embraer, imprompt, embrasser, impur, imbar, empereur, comprar, on paper, implore, uproar, emplore, inpour, impress, empire, improve, impart, employer, umpire, embroider, importer, emprise, npr, jump rope, imperator, interrupter, imbrue, imper, embree, embracer, impeller, inbar, inner ear, empery, umberger, impairer, impresa, esperar, impearl, limpiar, interruptor, imar, impeder, imbower, imparter, imperato, imposure, empair, embrue, impark, jump-rope, impers, impropriate, impurple, epop, impellor, imperf, improperness, limber up, simperer, erop, mbr.