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# improperly

«improperly» in Mova's school dictionary: **in a wrong or incorrect way, not as it should be done** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (improperly)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Improperly means in a wrong or incorrect way, not as it should be done. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improperly/#m1)

2) Improperly means in a way that is not polite, honest or allowed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improperly/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In safety lessons it warns about things done the wrong way: «improperly stored chemicals», «improperly fitted car seat». In news and law it means breaking rules: «He acted improperly». Phrases: «improperly dressed», «improperly used», «behave improperly».

### examples

- The car seat was fitted improperly, so it was not safe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improperly/#x1)
- Food stored improperly can make you ill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improperly/#x2)
- The ladder was used improperly and it slipped. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improperly/#x3)
- The judge said the officer had acted improperly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improperly/#x4)
- If you wash wool improperly, it shrinks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improperly/#x5)
- The bin was closed improperly and the foxes got in. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improperly/#x6)
- He was improperly dressed for a wedding, in muddy football kit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improperly/#x7)

### note

Adverb from «improper». Opposite: «properly». Spelled with two «p»s in the middle: im-prop-er-ly. «Improperly» is a bit formal; in everyday speech people say «the wrong way».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «improperly» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improperly/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.