improperly
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3.4
- adverb
- /ɪmˈprɑːpərli/
:
de manera inapropiada
- The report was filled out improperly, which caused a delay in processing.
- act improperly
- use improperly
- dispose of improperly
So it was illegal and improperly done, right?
- So it was illegal and improperly done, right?
- Potato heads that can be improperly assembled.
- So this device was improperly used at the wrong time in the wrong manner.
- This conflict between students and administration has often been improperly interpreted by the media.
- It's aggravated when we use antibiotics improperly and inappropriately.
- It promotes the expression of meaning differently from an improperly organised environment.
- I think that people use the word anxiety improperly.
- Higgins, would you like to revise your remark with respect to improperly identifying the president of the United States?
- But Venusian, that's a improperly formed word.
- So many people improperly file as single when they qualify to be filing as head of household.
- She's been misdiagnosed, she's been improperly medicated, either given the wrong medication or not the right medication.
- And what the sovereign grant does, quite improperly in my view, links the amount of money the royal family gets to the Crown Estate profits.
Examples
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So many people improperly file as single when they qualify to be filing as head of household.
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Somebody must have used it improperly.
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Then you mean, he heard you speaking improperly to his wife?
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So it was illegal and improperly done, right?
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So this device was improperly used at the wrong time in the wrong manner.
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I'm telling you... your agents in that office are acting improperly.
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I have to tell you, you behaved improperly today.
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Don't come on duty improperly dressed.
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In many cases when explosions have occurred, the fogging devices were improperly used.
Academic text (1994) -
It's aggravated when we use antibiotics improperly and inappropriately.
Synonyms
65
2.7
In a way that is not correct or fair
57
1.7
In the wrong way
45
4.5
In a way that is not right for the situation
12
6.7
In a mistaken way
7
4.2
In a way that is not correct or exact
1
8.0
In a wrong or wandering way that strays from what is expected
1
6.9
In a clumsy way that does not suit the situation
1
8.1
In a way that is not proper or suitable for the situation
In a way that is not right for the situation or person
In a way that is not right for the situation
In a way that is not suitable for the situation
In a way that shows bad manners
In an awkward or wrong way that causes trouble
In a wrong or broken way
Antonyms
How Appropriate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word improperly breaks into the prefix im- meaning 'not', the word proper meaning 'right' or 'suitable', and -ly which makes it into a word that tells how something is done. So, improperly means doing something 'not right' or 'not suitable'.