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impropriety

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im⋅pro⋅pri⋅e⋅ty

  [im-pruh-prahy-i-tee]
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–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   (ĭm'prə-prī'ĭ-tē)   
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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