improper

== English == === Alternative forms === impropre (obsolete) === Etymology 1 === From Middle French impropre, from Latin improprius (“not proper”), from in- + proprius (“proper”). By surface analysis, im- +‎ proper. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹɒp.ə/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹɔp.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹɑ.pɚ/ Rhymes: -ɒpə(ɹ) ==== Adjective ==== improper (comparative more improper, superlative most improper) 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. (obsolete) Not specific or appropriate to individuals; general; common. (mathematics) Of a complex random variable, correlated with its conjugate. ===== Synonyms ===== unproper (obsolete or rare) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English empropren, perhaps from an unattested Anglo-Norman variant enproprier of Anglo-Norman apropr(i)er, approprier, related to modern French approprier. ==== Verb ==== improper (third-person singular simple present impropers, present participle impropering, simple past and past participle impropered) (obsolete, transitive) To appropriate; to assign (something, to someone) as a possession or prerogative. For quotations using this term, see Citations:improper. === Anagrams === impropre