improper

  1. Adjective.  unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt.
  2. Adjective.  Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest.
  3. Adjective.  Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous.
  4. Adjective.  Not consistent with established facts; incorrect.
  5. Adjective.  Not properly named; See, for example, improper fraction.
  6. Verb.  (obsolete) To appropriate.
  7. Verb.  (obsolete) To behave improperly.

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