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impropriety
CEFRC2
/ˌɪm.pɹəˈpɹaɪ.ɪ.ti/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
Improper or dishonest behavior.
- 02
noun
Extra detailAn improper act.
Examples
Allegations of sexual impropriety were levelled against the headmaster.
Tom seemed unconcerned with the impropriety of his question.
At a glance
Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsImproper language.
The condition of being improper.
More examples
In contextTo see the impropriety of this noninformative prior, note that the posterior results (2.19)–(2.22) can be justified by as [sic] combining the likelihood function with the following ‘prior density’: […]
If so many ladies of rank wrote books, there could be no impropriety in her following their example,...
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Origin
noun
From French impropriété, from Latin improprietās. By surface analysis, improper + -iety or im- + propriety.