improperly
adverb
formaluk/ɪmˈprɒp.ə.li/us/ɪmˈprɑː.pɚ.li/improperlyadverb(NOT ALLOWED)
in a way that isdishonestor against alawor arule:
违法地，违规地，不正当地Authorities say the two men had improperlyobtaineddrivinglicences.当局表示，这两名男性以不正当手段获得了驾驶执照。
According to theprosecutor, he had improperlysharedclassifiedinformation.据检察官称，他违规与人分享了机密信息。
- Thelegislatorshadactedimproperly by making thelawretroactive.
- He said that he has neveractedimproperly duringcommitteemeetings.
- He had improperlytriedtoinfluenceanother person'svote.
- There are two to fourcomplaintsayearaboutinstructorsbehavingimproperly and getting tooclosetostudents.
Dishonest
- artificiality
- bad faith
- be rotten to the coreidiom
- bent
- cowboy
- down-and-dirty
- dubious
- dubiously
- false
- finagle
- knavery
- louche
- low-down
- malfeasance
- mendacious
- sugar-coated
- under false pretencesphrase
- underhand
- unreliable
- unscrupulous
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improperlyadverb(INCORRECT)
in a way that isunsuitableor notcorrectfor aparticularuse oroccasion:
Carrying abackpackimproperly canleadto aserioussprain.
Botulism is aformoffoodpoisoningthatoccursaftereatingimproperlycannedfoods.
- Content for thenewsletterfrequentlycomes through improperlyformatted.
- We didn’trealizeuntil wearrivedthat it was aformaleventand we were improperlydressed.
- Thevirusmaycausewebsitestodisplayimproperly.
Unsuitable and unacceptable
- amiss
- be in bad, poor, the worst possible, etc. tasteidiom
- beneathyourdignityidiom
- beyond
- beyond the paleidiom
- incorrectly
- indecent
- ineligibility
- ineligible
- infelicitous
- offend againstsomething
- over-extravagant
- raffish
- raffishness
- room
- unfit
- unsuitably
- unsuited
- unworthy
- vulgarity
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