Unethical vs Improper - What's the difference?
unethical | improper |
Not morally approvable; morally bad; not ethical.
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)
As adjectives the difference between unethical and improper
is that unethical is not morally approvable; morally bad; not ethical while improper is unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt.As a verb improper is
to appropriate; to limit.unethical
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The corporation was accused of unethical behavior for knowingly producing a product suspected of harming health.
Antonyms
* ethicalimproper
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.