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unproper
- /ʌnˈpɹɒpə/ UK
adjective more unproper · most unproper
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Talk about this word "unproper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unproper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. unproper. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unproper "unproper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unproper.
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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}
}