unproperadj.adv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈprɒpə/, U.S.

/ˌənˈprɑpər/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and proper adj., n., and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, proper adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + proper adj. Compare improper adj.

†a. Not in accordance with truth, fact, reason, or rule; incorrect, wrong, irregular; = improper adj. 1. Obsolete.In quot. a1425 as adv.: not rightly or truly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [adjective]

untruec1220

unrighta1393

amissa1398

unproperc1400

rudec1475

bada1522

haltinga1533

unjust1554

rustical1660

unaccurate1660

inaccurate1665

unprecise1742

unexact1758

imprecise1805

inexact1828

ungrammatical1843

bum1896

dot and carry one1900

seat-of-the-pants1935

c1400 in J. P. Genet Four Eng. Polit. Tracts (1977) 19 We clepe ‘assoylynge’ schewyng of prestis þat God hym selfe assoyled, And þis is ful unpropur.

a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) II. 269 (MED) We seen now bi a myror, in fer siȝt, and unpropre, but we shulen se after in blis þe firste trouþe face to face.

1594 T. Blundeville Exercises i. xxii. f. 22^v The vnproper [compound musical proportion] is, when to 3. numbers giuen, 2. other seueral numbers are ioyned [etc.].

1610 T. Campion New Way Counter-point sig. D5 The last close being to be made in the greater or sharpe third is vnproper.

a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) i. i. §5. 8 So that Demonstrations are here vnproper and vnprofitable.

1715 S. Nye Explic. Articles of Divine Unity i. ii. 44 The unsufficient unproper Proofs from Scripture, alledg'd by many for the true Trinity.

b. spec. Of language, a word, etc.: incorrect, wrongly used. Formerly also: †figurative, not literal (obsolete). Now rare.Later chiefly in humorous use, as a deliberately incorrect (or ‘improper’) form.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [adjective]

foula1400

unproperc1443

bada1522

tarry1579

vicious1589

brokena1616

tortious1644

solecistical1654

unlawful1729

solecistic1806

unidiomatica1822

anidiomatical1826

murdered1876

c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 317 Her figuratijf and vnpropir maner of speche vsid for deuocioun.

1550 J. Veron Godly Saiyngs B iv b An abused and an vnpropre speache.

a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) ii. f. 31 To traine his Scholler to a iudgement, in cutting out..ouer old and vnproper wordes.

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. 203 Speaking of those loftie ayres, hee calles them Cariering horses; an epithiton most vnproper.

1705 J. R. Rules & Rhetorick translated for Younger Scholars 48 Of an unproper word.

1796 Gill's Compl. Body Doctrinal & Pract. Divinity (new ed.) I. i. 65 These words, eternal, everlasting, and for ever, are sometimes used in an unproper [1769 improper] sense, as of things, which are of a long duration, but limited.

1831 Satirist 4 Dec. 274/1 I propose as an amendment, that instead of the word ever, which is a very unproper word, the word ‘always’ shall be used!

1896 J. W. Riley Child-world (1897) 108 No!—mustn't say ‘Learn’, cause ‘Learn’ it's unproper.—So she say It like her Ma she ‘teached’ her.

1983 Jrnl. Interdisciplinary Hist. 14 109 It [sc. a spelling and grammar checker] searches for pesty typos,..unproper usings, [etc.].

a. Not appropriate for particular circumstances; not in accordance with accepted standards; inappropriate, unsuitable, unacceptable; = improper adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adjective]

unkinOE

un-i-feieOE

unbecomelyc1200

amissc1325

wrongousa1350

uncovenablec1374

unsitting1390

undue1398

ungainanda1400

unquemea1400

inconvenientc1400

unlikelyc1405

disconvenienta1425

impertinenta1425

discovenablec1436

unmeetc1440

wrongc1440

unjustc1443

unbehovablec1450

inconvenientc1460

uncordial1488

unmeetly1534

unapt1539

unfit1548

incommodious1553

ungreeing1560

impertinent1565

stravagant1565

unproper1566

improper1570

unhovable1570

unapt1579

unbeseeming1583

unsuitablea1586

unappliable1588

unapt1588

unlikely1590

unfittinga1592

unfitted1592

unsuiting1596

unbefitting1598

unsorted1598

unsuited1598

contrary1600

impair1609

unfitty1613

incompetible1621

incongruous1623

infita1626

uncompetiblea1628

inaccommodatea1657

inapplicable1656

inconcinnate1657

inconcinnous1662

inept1675

unaccommodatea1676

incommode1678

indecorous1681

untoward1682

unapplicable1690

insuitable1692

unsuit1704

malapropos1709

inapt1744

out of place1748

uncongenial1788

unfit-like1796

ungain-like1796

inappropriate1804

unadapted1805

dissuitable1807

dissuited1819

ineligible1828

infelicitous1835

unapropos1840

butt-ended1850

malappropriate1851

ungenial1871

misappropriate1878

unbecoming1893

unappropriate1898

unadjusted1899

offside1910

off-key1943

improbable1958

1566 W. Painter tr. O. Landi Delectable Demaundes i. f. 22 Their liuely and vitall spirites be vnproper to digestion through being to much distracte hither and thither, and plonged in affections of Loue.

1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xxxix. 221 Ignorance..will cause them selues to be their owne Gnatoes, a most vnproper part, to be seene vpon a stage, when [etc.].

1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 14 It will not be vnproper I hope to this purpose if I note out of the epistles of..Busbequius.

1656 F. Osborne Disc. Piso & Vindex in Polit. Reflect. Govt. Turks 150 An endeavour no lesse indecent for men of Honour, than unproper for a Tyrant.

1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. vi. 101 The use of which..is unproper for me to meddle with in this Place.

1748 J. Todd School-boy & Young Gentleman's Assistant iv. 74 Some Teachers..think the other irregular Verbs so various and doubtful in the English as unproper to torture Children therewith.

1784 tr. D. S. von Madai Short Acct. Approved Medicines Suppl. ii. 82 By an untimely Use of unproper Salves the Itch has been repelled or turned inwards.

1864 in F. W. True Hist. First Half-cent. National Acad. Sci. (1913) iv. 231 The bursting of one of the boilers..was caused by a greater tension exerted on the boiler than it could bear, the result of the unproper bracing.

1915 Railway Jrnl. Apr. 20/1 This structure is maintained only within very narrow limits and by unproper handling we may spoil it, especially if not careful with our heating.

2006 P. Frigato in W. Elsner et al. Social Costs & Public Action in Mod. Capitalism viii. 194 The social costs of unproper working conditions in small businesses.

b. spec. Not in accordance with good manners or decorum; indecent, immodest; = improper adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > unseemliness or unbecomingness > [adjective]

unthewfulc1050

unhend?c1225

uncomelyc1230

unseemlya1300

unseeminga1340

unseemc1425

untowardly1483

indecent1570

unbeseeming1583

uncivil1586

unbecoming1598

unbefitting1598

unhandsome1645

untoward1658

incorrect1672

indecorous1682

outré1722

improper1739

indelicate1741

unproper1797

pah1835

it is not (frequently isn't) done1879

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > improper

unjustc1443

graceless1562

ill1586

ugly1594

incorrect1672

paw-paw1723

improper1739

unproper1797

pah1835

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [adjective]

unhonest13..

inhonest1340

undecent1563

broad1579

nasty1601

indecent1613

paw1668

paw-paw1723

improper1739

unproper1797

fie-fie1812

warm1814

blue1818

indecorous1829

off-colour1875

sultry1887

suggestive1888

scorching1890

juicy1923

gamey1945

1797 Heir of Montague III. ii. 82 As to your having letters from any body else, without it be Mr. Frank, 'tis quite unproper.

1868 A. D. Whitney Patience Strong's Outings ix. 105 As foolish and happy and unproper as one pleases.

1912 Neglected Coney Island 25 in K. L. Peiss Cheap Amusements (1986) v. 133 The nudity and unproper behavior of many of the people there are, mildly speaking, shocking.

1997 L.A. Weekly 5 Sept. 27/1 Black women all have this mindset of not going out and shaking it, because we're taught that's uncouth or unproper or showy.

†3. Not belonging to an individual; common, general; = improper adj. 4. Cf. proper adj. II. Obsolete. rare.Some commentators interpret quot. a1616 as involving a punning allusion to a lack of modesty or decorum, but neither this sense of unproper (sense 2b) nor the antonymous sense of proper (proper adj. 2a) is otherwise recorded until the 18th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > general or in common to various things > not peculiar to an individual

unpropera1616

improper1629

unpersonal1657

super-individuala1834

suprapersonal1873

transindividual1881

super-individualistic1893

super-individualist1934

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iv. i. 67 Millions..nightly lyes in those vnproper beds, Which they dare sweare peculiar.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unproper
释义	unproperadj.adv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈprɒpə/, U.S. /ˌənˈprɑpər/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and proper adj., n., and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, proper adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + proper adj. Compare improper adj. 1. †a. Not in accordance with truth, fact, reason, or rule; incorrect, wrong, irregular; = improper adj. 1. Obsolete.In quot. a1425 as adv.: not rightly or truly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [adjective] untruec1220 unrighta1393 amissa1398 unproperc1400 rudec1475 bada1522 haltinga1533 unjust1554 rustical1660 unaccurate1660 inaccurate1665 unprecise1742 unexact1758 imprecise1805 inexact1828 ungrammatical1843 bum1896 dot and carry one1900 seat-of-the-pants1935 c1400 in J. P. Genet Four Eng. Polit. Tracts (1977) 19 We clepe ‘assoylynge’ schewyng of prestis þat God hym selfe assoyled, And þis is ful unpropur. a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) II. 269 (MED) We seen now bi a myror, in fer siȝt, and unpropre, but we shulen se after in blis þe firste trouþe face to face. 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises i. xxii. f. 22^v The vnproper [compound musical proportion] is, when to 3. numbers giuen, 2. other seueral numbers are ioyned [etc.]. 1610 T. Campion New Way Counter-point sig. D5 The last close being to be made in the greater or sharpe third is vnproper. a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) i. i. §5. 8 So that Demonstrations are here vnproper and vnprofitable. 1715 S. Nye Explic. Articles of Divine Unity i. ii. 44 The unsufficient unproper Proofs from Scripture, alledg'd by many for the true Trinity. b. spec. Of language, a word, etc.: incorrect, wrongly used. Formerly also: †figurative, not literal (obsolete). Now rare.Later chiefly in humorous use, as a deliberately incorrect (or ‘improper’) form. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [adjective] foula1400 unproperc1443 bada1522 tarry1579 vicious1589 brokena1616 tortious1644 solecistical1654 unlawful1729 solecistic1806 unidiomatica1822 anidiomatical1826 murdered1876 c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 317 Her figuratijf and vnpropir maner of speche vsid for deuocioun. 1550 J. Veron Godly Saiyngs B iv b An abused and an vnpropre speache. a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) ii. f. 31 To traine his Scholler to a iudgement, in cutting out..ouer old and vnproper wordes. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. 203 Speaking of those loftie ayres, hee calles them Cariering horses; an epithiton most vnproper. 1705 J. R. Rules & Rhetorick translated for Younger Scholars 48 Of an unproper word. 1796 Gill's Compl. Body Doctrinal & Pract. Divinity (new ed.) I. i. 65 These words, eternal, everlasting, and for ever, are sometimes used in an unproper [1769 improper] sense, as of things, which are of a long duration, but limited. 1831 Satirist 4 Dec. 274/1 I propose as an amendment, that instead of the word ever, which is a very unproper word, the word ‘always’ shall be used! 1896 J. W. Riley Child-world (1897) 108 No!—mustn't say ‘Learn’, cause ‘Learn’ it's unproper.—So she say It like her Ma she ‘teached’ her. 1983 Jrnl. Interdisciplinary Hist. 14 109 It [sc. a spelling and grammar checker] searches for pesty typos,..unproper usings, [etc.]. 2. a. Not appropriate for particular circumstances; not in accordance with accepted standards; inappropriate, unsuitable, unacceptable; = improper adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adjective] unkinOE un-i-feieOE unbecomelyc1200 amissc1325 wrongousa1350 uncovenablec1374 unsitting1390 undue1398 ungainanda1400 unquemea1400 inconvenientc1400 unlikelyc1405 disconvenienta1425 impertinenta1425 discovenablec1436 unmeetc1440 wrongc1440 unjustc1443 unbehovablec1450 inconvenientc1460 uncordial1488 unmeetly1534 unapt1539 unfit1548 incommodious1553 ungreeing1560 impertinent1565 stravagant1565 unproper1566 improper1570 unhovable1570 unapt1579 unbeseeming1583 unsuitablea1586 unappliable1588 unapt1588 unlikely1590 unfittinga1592 unfitted1592 unsuiting1596 unbefitting1598 unsorted1598 unsuited1598 contrary1600 impair1609 unfitty1613 incompetible1621 incongruous1623 infita1626 uncompetiblea1628 inaccommodatea1657 inapplicable1656 inconcinnate1657 inconcinnous1662 inept1675 unaccommodatea1676 incommode1678 indecorous1681 untoward1682 unapplicable1690 insuitable1692 unsuit1704 malapropos1709 inapt1744 out of place1748 uncongenial1788 unfit-like1796 ungain-like1796 inappropriate1804 unadapted1805 dissuitable1807 dissuited1819 ineligible1828 infelicitous1835 unapropos1840 butt-ended1850 malappropriate1851 ungenial1871 misappropriate1878 unbecoming1893 unappropriate1898 unadjusted1899 offside1910 off-key1943 improbable1958 1566 W. Painter tr. O. Landi Delectable Demaundes i. f. 22 Their liuely and vitall spirites be vnproper to digestion through being to much distracte hither and thither, and plonged in affections of Loue. 1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xxxix. 221 Ignorance..will cause them selues to be their owne Gnatoes, a most vnproper part, to be seene vpon a stage, when [etc.]. 1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 14 It will not be vnproper I hope to this purpose if I note out of the epistles of..Busbequius. 1656 F. Osborne Disc. Piso & Vindex in Polit. Reflect. Govt. Turks 150 An endeavour no lesse indecent for men of Honour, than unproper for a Tyrant. 1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. vi. 101 The use of which..is unproper for me to meddle with in this Place. 1748 J. Todd School-boy & Young Gentleman's Assistant iv. 74 Some Teachers..think the other irregular Verbs so various and doubtful in the English as unproper to torture Children therewith. 1784 tr. D. S. von Madai Short Acct. Approved Medicines Suppl. ii. 82 By an untimely Use of unproper Salves the Itch has been repelled or turned inwards. 1864 in F. W. True Hist. First Half-cent. National Acad. Sci. (1913) iv. 231 The bursting of one of the boilers..was caused by a greater tension exerted on the boiler than it could bear, the result of the unproper bracing. 1915 Railway Jrnl. Apr. 20/1 This structure is maintained only within very narrow limits and by unproper handling we may spoil it, especially if not careful with our heating. 2006 P. Frigato in W. Elsner et al. Social Costs & Public Action in Mod. Capitalism viii. 194 The social costs of unproper working conditions in small businesses. b. spec. Not in accordance with good manners or decorum; indecent, immodest; = improper adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > unseemliness or unbecomingness > [adjective] unthewfulc1050 unhend?c1225 uncomelyc1230 unseemlya1300 unseeminga1340 unseemc1425 untowardly1483 indecent1570 unbeseeming1583 uncivil1586 unbecoming1598 unbefitting1598 unhandsome1645 untoward1658 incorrect1672 indecorous1682 outré1722 improper1739 indelicate1741 unproper1797 pah1835 it is not (frequently isn't) done1879 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > improper unjustc1443 graceless1562 ill1586 ugly1594 incorrect1672 paw-paw1723 improper1739 unproper1797 pah1835 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [adjective] unhonest13.. inhonest1340 undecent1563 broad1579 nasty1601 indecent1613 paw1668 paw-paw1723 improper1739 unproper1797 fie-fie1812 warm1814 blue1818 indecorous1829 off-colour1875 sultry1887 suggestive1888 scorching1890 juicy1923 gamey1945 1797 Heir of Montague III. ii. 82 As to your having letters from any body else, without it be Mr. Frank, 'tis quite unproper. 1868 A. D. Whitney Patience Strong's Outings ix. 105 As foolish and happy and unproper as one pleases. 1912 Neglected Coney Island 25 in K. L. Peiss Cheap Amusements (1986) v. 133 The nudity and unproper behavior of many of the people there are, mildly speaking, shocking. 1997 L.A. Weekly 5 Sept. 27/1 Black women all have this mindset of not going out and shaking it, because we're taught that's uncouth or unproper or showy. †3. Not belonging to an individual; common, general; = improper adj. 4. Cf. proper adj. II. Obsolete. rare.Some commentators interpret quot. a1616 as involving a punning allusion to a lack of modesty or decorum, but neither this sense of unproper (sense 2b) nor the antonymous sense of proper (proper adj. 2a) is otherwise recorded until the 18th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > general or in common to various things > not peculiar to an individual unpropera1616 improper1629 unpersonal1657 super-individuala1834 suprapersonal1873 transindividual1881 super-individualistic1893 super-individualist1934 a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iv. i. 67 Millions..nightly lyes in those vnproper beds, Which they dare sweare peculiar. View more context for this quotation This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.c1400
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