impropriety of behavior
1Impropriety — 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… …
2impropriety — I noun bad taste, improper action, improper behavior, imprudence, inappropriate behavior, inappropriateness, incongruousness, incorrectness, indecency, indecorousness, indecorum, indelicacy, indiscretion, inelegance, inexpedience, inexpediency,… …
3impropriety — [im΄prō prī′ə tē] n. pl. improprieties [< MFr impropriété (or) < L improprietas: see IN 2 & PROPRIETY] 1. the quality of being improper 2. improper action or behavior 3. an improper or unacceptable use of a word or phrase (Ex.: “borrow” for …
4impropriety — im|pro|pri|e|ty [ ,ımprə praıəti ] noun count or uncount FORMAL behavior that is not honest, professional, or socially acceptable: Accusations of impropriety were made against senior government officials …
5impropriety — Synonyms and related words: Babbittry, Gothicism, aberrance, aberrancy, abnormality, anomaly, atrocity, bad taste, badness, barbarism, barbarousness, blunder, bombasticness, bourgeois taste, breach, cacology, cacophony, camp, campiness,… …
6behavior — noun 1. manner of acting or controlling yourself (Freq. 30) • Syn: ↑behaviour, ↑conduct, ↑doings • Derivationally related forms: ↑conduct (for: ↑conduct) …
7impropriety — im·pro·pri·e·ty || ‚ɪmprÉ™ praɪətɪ n. quality of being improper; incorrectness; unsuitableness; improper behavior; improper word or act …
8improper behavior — index impropriety, misdeed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9inappropriate behavior — index impropriety Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10Improprieties — 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… …
