As adjectives the difference between improper and unsatisfactory
is that
improper is unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt while
unsatisfactory is inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory.
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)
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unsatisfactory English
Adjective
( en adjective)
inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory
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