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unproper

  • /ʌnˈpɹɒpə/ UK

adjective more unproper · most unproper

  1. obsolete Improper, not according with fact or reason; wrong, irregular. Sir, as I said last time, labour to keep your alacrity and dignity, in an even temper: for in a dark sadness, indifferent things seem abominable, or necessary, being neither; as trees, and sheep, to melancholy night-walkers, have unproper shapes.
  2. archaic Improper, not suited for its use or application; inappropriate. The pleasure in the act of Venus is the greatest of the pleasures of the senses: the matching of it with itch is unproper; though that also be pleasing to the touch.
  3. obsolete Not belonging to a given person; someone else's. There's Millions now aliue, That nightly lye in those vnproper beds, Which they dare sweare peculiar.
  4. rare Improper, not according with good standards of behaviour; indecent, indecorous. His equally unproper brother, City Planner Charles W. II, shocked purists in the 19303 by building a flat-topped house in Ipswich.

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@misc{unproper_2026,
  title = {unproper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unproper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}