impropriety

«impropriety» in Mova's school dictionary: not right, honest or acceptable, especially for someone… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (impropriety, improprieties; formal)

meaning for a pupil

1) Behaviour that is not right, honest or acceptable, especially for someone in an important job. tree →

2) (formal) A small wrong or rude act that breaks the rules of good behaviour. tree →

sense in the lessons

In news and formal speech, a politician, official or business is accused of «financial impropriety» when they handle money dishonestly. In old-fashioned stories, it means bad manners. Phrases: financial impropriety, no impropriety, accused of impropriety, the appearance of impropriety.

examples

• The official was accused of financial impropriety. tree →
• An inquiry found no impropriety in how the money was spent. tree →
• The judge stepped away to avoid any appearance of impropriety. tree →
• In old novels, being alone with a stranger was seen as an impropriety. tree →
• The club's treasurer was cleared of impropriety. tree →
• The coach was careful to avoid any impropriety in choosing the team. tree →

note

Formal word. Adjective: «improper»; opposite: «propriety». Pronounced im-pruh-PRY-uh-tee. Being accused of impropriety does not mean being proved guilty.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «impropriety» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.