Definition of Impropreity
Im`pro*pri"e*ty (?), n.; pl.
Improprieties (#). [L. improprietas; cf. F.
impropriété. See Improper.]
1. The quality of being improper; unfitness or
unsuitableness to character, time place, or circumstances; as,
impropriety of behavior or manners.
2. That which is improper; an unsuitable or
improper act, or an inaccurate use of language.
But every language has likewise its
improprieties and absurdities.
Johnson.
Many gross improprieties, however authorized by
practice, ought to be discarded. Swift.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the condition of being improper
- an improper act
- improper language
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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