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impropriety

[im-pruh-prahy-i-tee]

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noun, plural -ties for 4, 5.

the quality or condition of being improper; incorrectness.

inappropriateness; unsuitableness.

unseemliness; indecorousness.

an erroneous or unsuitable expression, act, etc.

an improper use of a word or phrase.

Origin:
1605–15; < Late Latin improprietās. See im-², propriety

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Example Sentences

Thompson did not allege any impropriety yesterday, but said the size of the cost savings had been overstated.

Avoid even the appearance of impropriety with students, even if it means you have to be somewhat aloof towards them.

Vivendi is not alone in carrying a whiff of impropriety.

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Thompson did not allege any impropriety yesterday, but said the size of the cost savings had been overstated.

Avoid even the appearance of impropriety with students, even if it means you have to be somewhat aloof towards them.

Vivendi is not alone in carrying a whiff of impropriety.

The issue of impropriety becomes especially sensitive where lawsuits are involved.

As they were not independent from each other, there was the appearance of impropriety and conflict of interest.

Accounting impropriety may conceal those errors, for a time, but is hardly ever the main cause.

The students didn't seem to understand the impropriety of their language in those situations, since no one taught them.

Most important for any society is that its top leadership must indeed be above greed and impropriety.

The mad rush for financial success is so great, that people of the nation are ready to discount moral and legal impropriety.

On the other hand, if there were any impropriety in a private company, the public might not get to hear about it.

Gone are the days when office relationships were scorned for fear of favoritism, impropriety or security problems.

The scandalized stage manager immediately ordered him to correct this impropriety.

The senator has denied any impropriety and angrily charged that federal prosecutors are out to discredit him.

It's a small impropriety but it's a temptation that any writer with more talent and less chutzpah would have resisted.

Stewart is fighting accusations of impropriety that have nothing to do with gender roles.

Farkas was innocent of any impropriety and laughed about the custom of making.

Civilians may find it ludicrous that a mature and accomplished man would allow such a minor impropriety to drive him to suicide.

His job is to review cases of alleged impropriety within the department.

Cohen has ordered that top military officers be barred from retiring while facing charges of impropriety or criminal wrongdoing.

He also said he believed there was no impropriety as long as the private equity firm disclosed the arrangement.

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impropriety (ˌɪmprəˈpraɪɪtɪ)

—n , pl -ties
1.	lack of propriety; indecency; indecorum
2.	an improper act or use
3.	the state of being improper

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