unproper
English
/ʌnˈpɹɒpə/
adj
Definitions
- (obsolete) Improper, not according with fact or reason; wrong, irregular.
- (now) Improper, not suited for its use or application; inappropriate.
- (obsolete) Not belonging to a given person; someone else's.
- (rare) Improper, not according with good standards of behaviour; indecent, indecorous.
Etymology
Prefix from English proper.
Origin
English
proper
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nonproper English
- proper English
- properly English
- properness English
- pseudoproper English
- superproper English
- unproperly English
- unproperness English
- proper xno