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improper

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  1. indecorous            
 
im.prop.er \(')im-'pra:p-*r\ aj [MF impropre, fr. L improprius, fr. in- + 
   proprius prop]er : not proper : as  : not accordant with fact or right 
   procedure : INCORRECT {~  inference} : not regularly or normally formed or 
   not properly so called  : not suited to the circumstances, design, or end 
   {~ medicine}  : not in accord with propriety, modesty, or good manners  : 
   INDECENT {~ language}  - im.prop.er.ly av