improper

Adjective

• Not proper or suitable; inappropriate or indecent.
• not suitable or right or appropriate
  • "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"
  • "improper medication"
  • "improper attire for the golf course"

Adjective Satellite

• not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
  • "improper banking practices"
• not appropriate for a purpose or occasion

Adj

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

Verb

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

Examples

• improper conduct
• Using an improper word, even by accident, can cost you points in a Scrabble tournament.

Synonyms

unconventional, unlawful, wrong, unproper

Antonyms

proper

Anagrams of improper