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im·pro·pri·e·ty    Audio Help   [im-pruh-prahy-i-tee] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ties for 4, 5.
1.the quality or condition of being improper; incorrectness.
2.inappropriateness; unsuitableness.
3.unseemliness; indecorousness.
4.an erroneous or unsuitable expression, act, etc.
5.an improper use of a word or phrase.

[Origin: 1605–15; < LL improprietās. See im-2, propriety]
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im·pro·pri·e·ty    Audio Help   (ĭm'prə-prī'ĭ-tē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. im·pro·pri·e·ties
  1. The quality or condition of being improper.
  2. An improper act.
  3. An improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing.

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impropriety

noun
1. an improper demeanor [ant: correctitude
2. the condition of being improper 
3. an indecent or improper act [syn: indecency
4. an act of undue intimacy [syn: familiarity

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Impropriety

Im`pro*pri"e*ty\, n.; pl. Improprieties. [L. improprietas; cf. F. impropri['e]t['e]. See Improper.]

1. The quality of being improper; unfitness or unsuitableness to character, time place, or circumstances; as, impropriety of behavior or manners.

2. That which is improper; an unsuitable or improper act, or an inaccurate use of language.

But every language has likewise its improprieties and absurdities. --Johnson.

Many gross improprieties, however authorized by practice, ought to be discarded. --Swift.
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