impropriety

  • 21impropriety — im·pro·pri·e·ty || ‚ɪmprÉ™ praɪətɪ n. quality of being improper; incorrectness; unsuitableness; improper behavior; improper word or act …

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  • 22impropriety — [ˌɪmprə prʌɪəti] noun (plural improprieties) improper behaviour or character …

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  • 23impropriety — n. 1. Unsuitableness, unfitness, inappositeness, inappropriateness. 2. Unseemliness, indecorum, indecorousness. 3. Inaccuracy, incorrectness …

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  • 24impropriety — n incorrectness, nonconformance, indecorum, indecorousness, bad taste; unseemliness, imprudence, immodesty; inappropriateness, incongruity, unsuitability, unsuitableness. 2. blunder, slip, mistake, error, faux pas, fault; mishap, misstep,… …

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  • 25impropriety — im·propriety …

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  • 26impropriety — [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti] noun [C/U] formal behaviour that is not honest, professional, or socially acceptable …

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  • 27impropriety — im•pro•pri•e•ty [[t]ˌɪm prəˈpraɪ ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the quality or condition of being improper 2) inappropriateness; unsuitableness 3) unseemliness; indecorousness 4) an erroneous or unsuitable expression or act 5) an improper use of… …

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  • 28impropriety — /ɪmprəˈpraɪəti / (say impruh pruyuhtee) noun (plural improprieties) 1. the quality of being improper; incorrectness. 2. inappropriateness. 3. unseemliness. 4. an erroneous or unsuitable expression, act, etc. 5. an improper use of a word. {French… …

  • 29impropriety — n. (pl. ies) 1 lack of propriety; indecency. 2 an instance of improper conduct etc. 3 incorrectness. 4 unfitness. Etymology: F improprieacuteteacute or L improprietas (as IN (1), proprius proper) …

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  • 30Appearance of impropriety — is a term often used in reference to a situation whose ethics are deemed questionable. It means that any layperson, without knowledge of the facts, would assume that something he/she saw or heard was inappropriate or a violation of a… …

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