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adjective

1. Not suited to circumstances: inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, inept, malapropos, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, unfit, unseemly, unsuitable. Idioms: out of place. See agree/disagree, usual/unusual.
2. Not in keeping with conventional mores: immodest, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, naughty, unbecoming, unbefitting, unseemly, untoward. Idioms: out of line. See usual/unusual.

adj

Definition: not suitable
Antonyms: acceptable, appropriate, correct, fitting, proper, right, suitable

adj

Definition: vulgar, immoral
Antonyms: decent, formal, good, moral, proper, uncorrupt

IN BRIEF: Not correct. Or showing bad manners.

Let enough negative thoughts or improper thoughts get into the human mind and the person sinks just like a ship. — Alfred Montapert, American motivational writer.

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• Vulgar, Rude, Degenerate, or Wild

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - upassende, sjofel, usømmelig, uanstændig, forkert, uretmæssig, utilbørlig

idioms:

• improper fraction    uægte brøk

Nederlands (Dutch)
ongepast, onjuist

Français (French)
adj. - impropre, peu convenable, incorrect (un usage), inexact, indécent, malséant, déplacé

idioms:

• improper fraction    expression fractionnaire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unpassend, unanständig, unzulässig

idioms:

• improper fraction    (Math.) unechter Bruch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανάρμοστος, απρεπής, ακατάλληλος, εσφαλμένος, ανακριβής

idioms:

• improper fraction    (μαθημ.) καταχρηστικό κλάσμα

Italiano (Italian)
sconveniente, improprio

idioms:

• improper fraction    frazione impropria (numeratore maggiore del denominatore)

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - impróprio

idioms:

• improper fraction    fração (f) imprópria (Mat.)

Русский (Russian)
неподходящий, ошибочный, непристойный

idioms:

• improper fraction    неправильная дробь

Español (Spanish)
adj. - impropio, incorrecto, indecente, indecoroso, inadecuado

idioms:

• improper fraction    fracción impropia

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oegentlig, opassande, oanständig, otillbörlig, olämplig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不合适的, 不道德的, 错误的

idioms:

• improper fraction    假分式, 假分数

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不合適的, 不道德的, 錯誤的

idioms:

• improper fraction    假分式, 假分數

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 부적당한, 어울리지 않는, 온당치 못한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不適当な, 誤った, 下品な, 卑わいな

idioms:

• improper fraction    仮分数

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير لائق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא הוגן, לא מתאים, גס, מוטעה, לא נכון, מגונה‬

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