improperly
/ɪmˈpɹɑ.pɚ.li/
improperly adverb: in an improper manner; not properly.
Adverb
improperly (comparative more improperly, superlative most improperly)
- In an improper manner; not properly.
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- Synonyms:
- immorally, indecently, wrongly, illicitly, immodestly, incontinently, reprehensibly, unchastely, unseemly, unvirtuously
improperly meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam and Kannada
improperly in Tamil
- தகுதியற்ற வகையில், ஏறுங்கூறுமாய்
improperly in Marathi
- अयोग्यपणे, अयोग्यरित्या, अयोग्यरीत्या
improperly in Malayalam
- അനുചിതമായി
improperly in Kannada
- ಅನುಚಿತವಾಗಿ
Synonyms of improperly
- immorally
- indecently
- wrongly
- illicitly
- immodestly
- incontinently
- reprehensibly
- unchastely
- unseemly
- unvirtuously
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Forms of improperly
| comparative | more improperly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most improperly |
Origin of improperly
From Middle English improprelich, impropreliche, impropurly, inproperlye; equivalent to improper + -ly or im- + properly.
Questions about improperly
- What does improperly mean?
- Improperly means in an improper manner; not properly.
- What is improperly in Tamil?
- Improperly in Tamil is தகுதியற்ற வகையில், ஏறுங்கூறுமாய். See Improperly meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is improperly?
- Improperly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce improperly?
- Improperly is pronounced /ɪmˈpɹɑ.pɚ.li/ (US).
Words near improperly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: improperly (page history and authors); improperly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); improperly (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); improperly (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); improperly (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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