Improper vs Unappropriate - What's the difference?
improper | unappropriate |
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
(obsolete) To appropriate; to limit.
* Jewel
(obsolete) To behave improperly
(Webster 1913)
To take from private possession; to restore to the possession or right of all.
Inappropriate; unsuitable.
(obsolete) Not appropriated.
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between improper and unappropriate
is that improper is (obsolete) to behave improperly while unappropriate is (obsolete) not appropriated.As adjectives the difference between improper and unappropriate
is that improper is unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt while unappropriate is inappropriate; unsuitable.As verbs the difference between improper and unappropriate
is that improper is (obsolete|transitive) to appropriate; to limit while unappropriate is to take from private possession; to restore to the possession or right of all.improper
English
Alternative forms
* impropre (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- 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 workmanshipVerb
(en verb)- He would in like manner improper and inclose the sunbeams to comfort the rich and not the poor.
unappropriate
English
Verb
(unappropriat)- to unappropriate a monopoly
- (Milton)
Adjective
(en adjective)- (Bishop Warburton)
