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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Im·pro·pri·e·ty n.; pl. Improprieties
 1. The quality of being improper; unfitness or unsuitableness to character, time place, or circumstances; as, impropriety of behavior or manners.
 2. That which is improper; an unsuitable or improper act, or an inaccurate use of language.
    But every language has likewise its improprieties and absurdities.   --Johnson.
    Many gross improprieties, however authorized by practice, ought to be discarded.   --Swift.
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