Improper vs Noxious - What's the difference?

Improper is a related term of noxious.

As adjectives the difference between improper and noxious

is that improper is unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt while noxious is harmful; injurious.

As a verb improper

is (obsolete|transitive) to appropriate; to limit.

improper

English

Alternative forms

* impropre (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)

unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt

Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest

Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous

Not consistent with established facts; incorrect

Not properly named; See, for example, improper fraction

(obsolete) Not specific or appropriate to individuals; general; common.

* J. Fletcher

Not to be adorned with any art but such improper ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and poetry.

Derived terms

* improper divisor * improper face * improper fit * improper fraction * improper integral * improper motion * improper node * improper orthogonal transformation * improper rotation * improper use * improper workmanship

Verb

(en verb)

(obsolete) To appropriate; to limit.

* Jewel

He would in like manner improper and inclose the sunbeams to comfort the rich and not the poor.

(obsolete) To behave improperly

(Webster 1913)

noxious

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)

Harmful; injurious.

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Usage notes

* Nouns to which "noxious" is often applied: substance, chemical, fume, gas, odor, plant, weed, animal, stimulus, stimulation.

Synonyms

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