Flashcards: Latin Derivatives

impropriety

 

1) lack of conformity with what is fitting or proper; 2) improper conduct or expression

 

An innocent gesture in one society can be an impropriety in another.

 

Related English word: propriety

 

Latin root words: proprietas, proprietatis, f. - property, quality; ownership ; improprius, impropria, improprium - unsuitable; proprius, propria, proprium - (one's) own

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