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improperation

improperation noun: a reproach; an instance of upbraiding or contumely.

Noun

improperation (plural improperations)

  1. (obsolete) A reproach; an instance of upbraiding or contumely.
    • for, omitting those improperations and termes of scurrility betwixt us [...]there is between us one common name and appellation, one faith1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Folio, published 2007, page 6

Forms of improperation

pluralimproperations

Origin of improperation

From Latin improperare.

Questions about improperation

What does improperation mean?
Improperation means a reproach; an instance of upbraiding or contumely.
What part of speech is improperation?
Improperation is a noun.
What is the plural of improperation?
The plural of improperation is improperations.

Words near improperation in the dictionary

  1. improper nouns
  2. improper rotation
  3. improper rotations
  4. improper time
  5. improper times
  6. improperation
  7. improperations
  8. impropered
  9. improperer
  10. improperest
  11. Improperia

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