- Improper fraction
- Improper Im*prop"er, a. [F. impropre, L. improprius; pref. im-
not + proprius proper. See {Proper}.]
1. Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances,
design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous;
inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine;
improper thought, behavior, language, dress.
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Follow'd his enemy king, and did him service, Improper for a slave. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
And to their proper operation still, Ascribe all Good; to their improper, Ill. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
2. Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general; common. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Not to be adorned with any art but such improper ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and poetry. --J. Fletcher. [1913 Webster]
3. Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous. [1913 Webster]
{Improper diphthong}. See under {Diphthong}.
{Improper feud}, an original feud, not earned by military service. --Mozley & W.
{Improper fraction}. See under {Fraction}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
