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[ im-pruh-prahy-i-tee ] / ˌɪm prəˈpraɪ ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR impropriety ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural im·pro·pri·e·ties for 4, 5. the quality or condition of being improper; incorrectness. inappropriateness; unsuitableness. unseemliness; indecorousness. an erroneous or unsuitable expression, act, etc. an improper use of a word or phrase. Origin of improprietyFrom the Late Latin word improprietās, dating back to 1605–15. See im-2, propriety Words nearby improprietyimproper, improper fraction, Improperia, improper integral, impropriate, impropriety, improv, improve, improvement, improve on, improver Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for improprietyIn these two cases, something other than ideology was, at least ostensibly, at stake—qualifications or some kind of impropriety. The Supreme Court’s Coming Paralysis|Jeff Greenfield|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST At some funds, the mere suggestion of impropriety can prove fatal, as investors flee. The Insider-Trading Cloud Hanging Over SAC Capital’s Steven A. Cohen|Daniel Gross|November 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST John Barry on the lonely life of the general—and the early hints of impropriety. Early Signs of General Petraeus’s Extramarital Affair|John Barry|November 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST So far Mitt Romney has run a careful, disciplined campaign that has avoided the slightest whiff of impropriety. Romney Accepts Maximum Campaign Donation From Man Whose Company Owns Penthouse|Ben Jacobs|February 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Hoover preached that even the appearance of impropriety must be avoided. Hoover’s Secret Files|Ronald Kessler|August 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST Time and reflection caused Captain Whipple to see the impropriety of the traffic and entirely abandon it at an early day. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution|L. Carroll Judson But Louvois felt the impropriety as well as Fénelon, and advised the King not thus to commit himself. Beacon Lights of History, Volume VII|John Lord His folly, whether in his actions or speeches, comes under the head of impropriety of intention. Hazlitt on English Literature|Jacob Zeitlin Smoking required, impropriety allowed, and complete liberty, with as little music as possible. Memories of a Musical Life|William Mason In that case the under garments are never taken off, and no consciousness of impropriety or indelicacy of feeling is manifested. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West|J. M. Peck
British Dictionary definitions for impropriety
noun plural -tieslack of propriety; indecency; indecorum an improper act or use the state of being improper Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to improprietyindecency, goof, unseemliness, incorrectness, vulgarity, solecism, incongruity, blunder, vulgarism, unsuitability, slip, rudeness, gaffe, barbarism, indecorum, impudence, gaucherie, immodesty, inelegance, faux pas |