Nonconforming vs Improper - What's the difference?
nonconforming | improper | Related terms |
That does not conform, either to the rules of an established church, or to official regulations
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)
Nonconforming is a related term of improper.
As adjectives the difference between nonconforming and improper
is that nonconforming is that does not conform, either to the rules of an established church, or to official regulations while improper is unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt.As a verb improper is
(obsolete|transitive) to appropriate; to limit.nonconforming
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Adjective
(-)improper
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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.