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Grade 6
(im-prop-er) 3 syllables

Definition

adjective. not correct or suitable for a situation.

Example Sentence

It is improper to laugh when someone is crying.

More Example Sentences

He wore improper clothes for the party.

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Rhymes

  • bopper
  • chopper
  • clopper
  • copper
  • cropper
  • dropper
  • gropper
  • hopper
  • kopper
  • opper
  • popper
  • proper
  • propper
  • shopper
  • stopper
  • topor
  • topper
  • whopper

  • improper
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