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impropio — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • improper adj Not suitable, appropriate, or correct for the situation.
  • infelicitous adj Unhappy or unfortunate.
  • unfit adj Not suitable or qualified for a particular purpose or role.
  • unseemly adj Not fitting proper standards of behaviour or decorum; improper.
  • untoward adjective Unfavourable or improper; not what is expected or acceptable.

Senses

impropio is used for these senses in English:

  • improper Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest.
  • infelicitous Inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done.
  • unfit Not fit; not having the correct requirements.
  • untoward Unseemly, improper.

improper — full definition

  1. adj Not suitable, appropriate, or correct for the situation.
  2. adj Not in keeping with accepted standards of behaviour; indecent.

infelicitous — full definition

  1. adj Unhappy or unfortunate.
  2. adj Inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done.
  3. adj Of a sentence or utterance: not semantically and pragmatically coherent.

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