improperness 的定义
- not proper; not strictly belonging, applicable, correct, etc.; erroneous: He drew improper conclusions from the scant evidence.
- not in accordance with propriety of behavior, manners, etc.: improper conduct at a funeral.
- unsuitable or inappropriate, as for the purpose or occasion: improper attire for a formal dance.
- abnormal or irregular: improper functioning of the speech mechanism.
improperness 近义词
impropriety
更多improperness例句
- Nothing could be alleged as illegal or improper or unethical.
- McSweeney argues the action was improper because it amounts to “special legislation” — meaning a law targeting one specific case, which is unconstitutional, instead of setting out broad policy.
- Later, he was busted from sergeant to private for “improper dancing” with the daughter of a Spanish instructor, according to author Jean Edward Smith in “Eisenhower in War and Peace” — although that speaks more to judgment than ability.
- Those familiar with the disciplinary system say data at the time showed that punishment for internal infractions — such as an improper log book or refusal to follow an order — had often been more severe than for misconduct against civilians.
- The group claims thousands of members who assert the right to defy government orders they deem improper.
- Farrell issued a ticket to an 18-year-old shipyard worker for speeding and an improper exhaust mechanism, according to the TP.
- And if any police were warning bars against serving the Santas, “that would be improper behavior by a government official.”
- I feel sorry because (patients) got the surgery with improper devices, so they might suffer from it.
- It could be that those downstream abnormalities in cell development were due to improper signaling from the cerebellum.
- Improper burial, Dove says, could mean that harmful bacteria are leeching into the waterways.
- Yet the business may become a nuisance when conducted in some localities, or in an improper manner.
- Are we to abandon any one means of doing good, because the improper use of it would do injury?
- I often heard Europeans remark that they considered the procession of the nuptial couch extremely improper.
- This improper use of a parent's home has also occurred in other districts.
- What was a generation ago considered improper is now generally accepted as a subject for display.