Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - improper
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Improper
improper
adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French impropre, from Latin improprius, from in- + proprius proper Date: 15th century not proper: as a. not in accord with fact, truth, or right procedure ; incorrect ~ inference b. not regularly or normally formed or not properly so called c. not suited to the circumstances, design, or end ~ medicine d. not in accord with propriety, modesty, good manners, or good taste ~ language Synonyms: see indecorous • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun
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adj. 1 a unseemly; indecent. b not in accordance with accepted rules of behaviour. 2 inaccurate, wrong. 3 not properly so called. Phrases and idioms improper fraction a fraction in which the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator. Derivatives improperly adv. Etymology: F impropre or L improprius (as IN-(1), PROPER) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1) негодный 2) неисправный 3) некорректный 4) неправильно 5) неправильный 6) несобственный 7) плохой completely improper set — вполне несовершенное множество convergent improper integral — сходящийся несобственный интеграл improper orthogonal transformation — несобственно ортогональное преобразование symmetry of improper rotation — симметрия несобственного вращения - improper character - improper circle - improper class - improper component - improper conic - improper curve - improper distribution - improper divisor - improper edge - improper element - improper event - improper expansion - improper expression - improper extremum - improper face - improper filter - improper fraction - improper function - improper game - improper hyperplane - improper ideal - improper integral - improper interval - improper kernel - improper limit - improper line - improper mapping - improper matrix - improper maximum - improper motion - improper node - improper norm - improper pencil - improper plane - improper point - improper polyhedron - improper practice - improper quadric - improper rotation - improper scalar - improper section - improper segment - improper sheaf - improper subcategory - improper subgroup - improper subset - improper surface - improper symbol - improper type - improper unit - improper value - improper vector - improper wave ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. неподходящий, неуместный; непригодный improper food —- неподходящая пища improper remark —- неуместное замечание wood improper for carving —- дерево, непригодное для резьбы 2. неправильный; неточный; ошибочный improper conclusion —- неправильный вывод improper diagnosis of disease —- неправильный диагноз болезни 3. неприличный, предосудительный improper conduct —- предосудительное поведение improper word —- неприличное слово 4. физ. несобственный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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practice а) неправильная/ошибочная практика б) несовершенный прием IMPROPER adj. 1) неподходящий, неуместный 2) неправильный; ложный - improper practice 3) непристойный, неприличный 4) неисправный, негодный Syn: see indecent ...Англо-русский словарь
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1. Improper activities are illegal or dishonest. (FORMAL) 25 officers were investigated following allegations of improper conduct during the murder inquiry... ADJ • improperly I acted neither fraudulently nor improperly. ADV: ADV with v 2. Improper conditions or methods of treatment are not suitable or good enough for a particular purpose. (FORMAL) The improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions. = inappropriate ADJ: ADJ n • improperly The study confirmed many reports that doctors were improperly trained... ADV: ADV with v 3. If you describe someone’s behaviour as improper, you mean that it is rude or shocking. (OLD-FASHIONED) He would never be improper, he is always the perfect gentleman. = indecent ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj 1 unacceptable according to the normal standards of moral, social, or professional behaviour (It is quite improper for you to have an affair with one of your students. | an improper suggestion (=about sex)) 2 illegal or dishonest (allegations of improper banking practices) 3 not correct according to a set of rules (the improper use of a singular v with a plural subject) - improperly adv (If you are improperly dressed, you will not be admitted.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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