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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)



114 words match “IMPROPER”

MISPLACE v.
To put in a wrong place; to set or place on an improper or unworthy object; as, he misplaced his confidence.
MISPOINT v.
To point improperly; to punctuate wrongly.
MISPRONUNCIATION n.
Wrong or improper pronunciation.
MISSPENSE n.
A spending improperly; a wasting. [Obs.] Barrow.
MISUSE v. 2 definitions
To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to misuse one's talents. South. The sweet poison of misused wine. Milton.
MISWED v.
To wed improperly.
MISYOKE v.
To yoke improperly.
MUCUS n.
a viscid quality, as the synovial fluid, which lubricates the cavities of the joints; -- improperly so used.
MULTIFARIOUSNESS n.
The fault of improperly uniting in one bill distinct and independent matters, and thereby confounding them. Burrill.
NAUGHTY a.
Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of disobedient or improper conduct; as, a naughty child.
NESTORIAN n.
s were not merged into one nature in Christ (who was God in man), and, hence, that it was improper to call Mary the mother of Christ; also, one of the sect established by the followers of Nestorius in Persia, india, and other Oriental countries, and still in existence. opposed to Ant: Eutychian.
NIGHTMARE n.
A condition in sleep usually caused by improper eating or by digestive or nervous troubles, and characterized by a sense of extreme uneasiness or discomfort (as of weight on the chest or stomach, impossibility of motion or speech, etc.), or by frightful or oppressive dreams, from which one wakes after extreme anxiety,…
NUMERIC n.
Any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio. The term also includes any imaginary expression like m + nsq. root-1, where m and n are real numerics.
ORBIT n.
An orb or ball. [Rare & Improper] Roll the lucid orbit of an eye. Young.
OSMIC a.
state, but forming a well-known and stable series of salts (osmates), which were formerly improperly called osmites. -- Osmic tetroxide (Chem.), a white volatile crystalline substance, OsO4, the most stable and characteristic of the compounds of osmium. It has a burning taste, and gives off a vapor, which is a powerfu…
OUT adv.
Improper; unusual; wrong. -- Out of the woods, not in a place, or state, of obscurity or doubt; free from difficulty or perils; safe. [Colloq.] -- Out to out, from one extreme limit to another, including the whole length, breadth, or thickness; -- applied to measurements. -- Out West, in or towards, the West; specifi…
PURITY n. 2 definitions
Freedom from any sinister or improper motives or views.
ROQUEFORT CHEESE; ROQUEFORT n.
ce. It is made from milk of ewes, sometimes with cow's milk added, and is cured in caves. Improperly, a cheese made in imitation of it.
TIMELESS a.
Done at an improper time; unseasonable; untimely. [R.] Nor fits it to prolong the heavenly feast Timeless, indecent. Pope.
TIPPLE v.
To drink spirituous or strong liquors habitually; to indulge in the frequent and improper used of spirituous liquors; especially, to drink frequently in small quantities, but without absolute drunkeness. Few of those who were summoned left their homes, and those few generally found it more agreeable to tipple in alehou…
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