- Improperly
- Improperly Im*prop"er*ly, adv. In an improper manner; not properly; unsuitably; unbecomingly. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Improperly
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improperly — index illegally Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
improperly — improper UK US /ɪmˈprɒpər/ adjective LAW ► dishonest, and not allowed by a rule or by law: »The cropland may have been polluted because of improper use of pesticides and fertilizers. » improper accounting/payments/trading »improper… … Financial and business terms
improperly — adv. Improperly is used with these verbs: ↑act, ↑behave, ↑install, ↑use … Collocations dictionary
improperly — improper ► ADJECTIVE 1) not conforming with accepted standards of behaviour. 2) unseemly or indecent. DERIVATIVES improperly adverb … English terms dictionary
improperly — adverb in an improper way (Freq. 1) he checked whether the wound had healed improperly • Ant: ↑properly • Derived from adjective: ↑improper … Useful english dictionary
improperly — adverb see improper … New Collegiate Dictionary
improperly — See improper. * * * … Universalium
improperly — adverb in an improper manner; not properly … Wiktionary
improperly — Synonyms and related words: abominably, agonizingly, awfully, baldly, balefully, bitterly, blatantly, brashly, coarsely, confoundedly, crassly, crudely, cruelly, damnably, deadly, deathly, deucedly, distressingly, dolorously, dreadfully,… … Moby Thesaurus
improperly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. poorly, inappropriately, clumsily; see awkwardly , badly 1 , inadequately … English dictionary for students
