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as in unfitness
the quality or state of not being socially proper
the impropriety of the song that the campers sang for the visitors was embarrassing
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as in offence
a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark
such improprieties as asking people how much money they make
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as in wrongness
the quality or state of being unsuitable or unfitting
I see no impropriety in referring to certain anatomical parts by their standard names
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Recent Examples of impropriety
Even before sitting at the nexus of viral success and serious business impropriety, Donaldson has admitted he’s missed the mark sometimes.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2024
Not since Walker had a mayor been so visibly out on the town, or so dismissive of potential conflicts of interest or the appearance of impropriety.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2024
The Florida documents case was tossed, the Georgia interference case is slogging through accusations of impropriety, and an immunity decision has left the case in Washington essentially on life support.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Sep. 2024
The committee has spent much of its time investigating allegations of financial impropriety against Biden's family in an effort to build the case for impeachment proceedings that have failed to materialize.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2024
Not since Walker had a mayor been so visibly out on the town, or so dismissive of potential conflicts of interest or the appearance of impropriety.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2024
The Florida documents case was tossed, the Georgia interference case is slogging through accusations of impropriety, and an immunity decision has left the case in Washington essentially on life support.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Sep. 2024
The committee has spent much of its time investigating allegations of financial impropriety against Biden's family in an effort to build the case for impeachment proceedings that have failed to materialize.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impropriety
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The Sharks scored first at Madison Square Garden but couldn’t overcome their mistakes in the latter half of the second, allowing three unanswered goals in less than five minutes in a frustrating 3-2 loss to the Rangers in the third game of a four-game road trip.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Surprisingly, Danni doesn’t see it as a mistake and would kiss him again.Emma Soren, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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The problem isn’t just the vehicle, but the fundamental disrespect.Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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Experiencing disrespect, being overlooked, and feeling undervalued.Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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As Claude leaves a weirdly nonspecific voicemail for Valentina in the next room (another classic blunder), Roselyn scoops some cyanide-containing silver polish out of its container on his desk and stirs it briskly into his tea.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Juan Soto made a key fielding blunder in the bottom of the fifth that turned a Kiké Hernández double into a three-bagger, and Aaron Judge’s bat continues to be a non-factor in this postseason.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Scoring a stunning goal was not the expected way for Yves Bissouma to make amends for his recent indiscretions.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
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McKissic writes that evangelical leaders' acceptance of Trump despite his alleged immoral conduct is hypocritical, contrasting it with their past condemnation of former President Bill Clinton's indiscretions.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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While not massively common, losing your kit due to a loading error is very frustrating in a game like Tarkov, so any improvements to reduce the chances of that happening are always going to be a positive.Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The results were delayed further because of a tabulation error, though both parties were consulted on the decision to recount nearly 30,000 ballots.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
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The result is global English but one without the imprecision and solecism implied by that label.Colin Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2022
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And a single word couldn’t be a dead giveaway either, no matter how much people would like to portray the use of pled rather than pleaded as an obvious Trumpian solecism, especially when Dowd himself has been documented using pled at least once.Ben Zimmer, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2017
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“Impropriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impropriety. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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