Improperly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in an improper way

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpɹˈɑːpɚli/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpɹˈɒpəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpɹˈɒpəli/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪmpɹˈɑːpɚli/.

Examples

he checked whether the wound had healed improperly

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

properly

Parts of Speech

adverb

in an improper way

“he checked whether the wound had healed improperly”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unsachgemäß

auf unangemessene Weise

🇫🇷French

incorrectement

d'une manière inappropriée

🇪🇸Spanish

incorrectamente

de manera inadecuada

🇮🇹Italian

impropriamente

in modo improprio

🇳🇱Dutch

ten onrechte

op een ongepaste manier

🇵🇹Portuguese

indevidamente

de forma imprópria

🇷🇺Russian

неправильно

неправильным образом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुचित

अनुचित तरीके से

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুচিতভাবে

একটি অনুচিত উপায়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

முறையற்றது

முறையற்ற வழியில்

🇮🇳Telugu

తప్పుగా

సరికాని మార్గంలో

🇮🇳Marathi

अयोग्यरित्या

अयोग्य मार्गाने

🇮🇳Gujarati

અયોગ્ય રીતે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಚಿತವಾಗಿ

ಅನುಚಿತ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുചിതമായി

അനുചിതമായ രീതിയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲਤ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ

ਇੱਕ ਗਲਤ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

غلط طریقے سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不恰当地

以不正当的方式

🇯🇵Japanese

不適切に

不適切な方法で

🇰🇷Korean

부적절하게

부적절한 방법으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không đúng cách

một cách không đúng cách

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ถูกต้อง

ในทางที่ไม่เหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

secara tidak benar

dengan cara yang tidak tepat

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi wasto

sa hindi tamang paraan

🇲🇾Malay

secara tidak wajar

dengan cara yang tidak betul

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بشكل غير صحيح

بطريقة غير لائقة

🇮🇷Persian

نادرست

به روشی نامناسب

🇹🇷Turkish

uygunsuz bir şekilde

🇮🇱Hebrew

באופן לא תקין

בצורה לא ראויה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'improperly'?

The primary meaning of 'improperly' is 'in an improper way'.

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Using 'improperly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'improperly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'improperly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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