Unproper

//ʌnˈpɹɒpə// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Improper, not according with fact or reason; wrong, irregular. obsolete

    "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. 2
    Improper, not suited for its use or application; inappropriate. archaic

    "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. 3
    Not belonging to a given person; someone else's. obsolete

    "There's Millions now aliue, That nightly lye in those vnproper beds, Which they dare sweare peculiar."

  4. 4
    Improper, not according with good standards of behaviour; indecent, indecorous. rare

    "His equally unproper brother, City Planner Charles W. II, shocked purists in the 19303 by building a flat-topped house in Ipswich."

Etymology

From un- + proper.

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