improper
adjective
uk/ɪmˈprɒp.ər/us/ɪmˈprɑː.pɚ/improperadjective(DISHONEST)
formal
dishonestand against alawor arule:
违法的，违规的，不正当的Thegovernorhasdeniedmaking improperuseofstatemoney.州长否认非法挪用州政府的资金。
Dishonest
- artificiality
- bad faith
- be rotten to the coreidiom
- bent
- cowboy
- down-and-dirty
- dubious
- dubiously
- false
- finagle
- jackleg
- knavery
- louche
- low-down
- malfeasance
- squirrelly
- sugar-coated
- under false pretencesphrase
- underhand
- unreliable
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Legal & illegal
improperadjective(WRONG)
formal
unsuitableor notcorrectfor aparticularuse oroccasion:
不适当的，不合适的；错误的improperprescriptionofmedicines错误的药方
Is itconsideredimproper towearsuch ashortskirtto aformaloccasion?正式场合穿这么短的裙子是不是不合适？
Synonyms
inappropriate
irregular(RULE)formal
unacceptable
unbecoming
ungentlemanly
unladylike
unprofessional
unsuitable
Unsuitable and unacceptable
- amiss
- be in bad, poor, the worst possible, etc. tasteidiom
- beneathyourdignityidiom
- beyond
- beyond the paleidiom
- incorrect
- incorrectly
- indecent
- ineligibility
- ineligible
- not cricketidiom
- offend againstsomething
- over-extravagant
- raffish
- raffishness
- unsuitable
- unsuitably
- unsuited
- unworthy
- vulgarity
improperadjective(RUDE)
relatedtosexin a way that isrudeorsociallyunacceptable:
（在性方面）粗鲁的，不能为社会接受的，不成体统的Itrustyou're not making impropersuggestionsto myhusband!我希望你不是在挑逗我丈夫！