Hypertext Webster Gateway: "impropriety"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Impropriety \Im`pro*pri"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Improprieties}. [L.
improprietas; cf. F. impropri['e]t['e]. See {Improper}.]
1. The quality of being improper; unfitness or unsuitableness
to character, time place, or circumstances; as,
impropriety of behavior or manners.
2. That which is improper; an unsuitable or improper act, or
an inaccurate use of language.
But every language has likewise its improprieties
and absurdities. --Johnson.
Many gross improprieties, however authorized by
practice, ought to be discarded. --Swift.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
impropriety
n 1: an improper demeanor [syn: {improperness}] [ant: {propriety},
{propriety}]
2: an indecent or improper act [syn: {indecency}]
3: an act of undue intimacy [syn: {familiarity}, {indecorum}, {liberty}]
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