improperation

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noun

A reproach; an instance of upbraiding or contumely.

OriginLatin improperare →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounimproperation (plural improperations)

plural improperations

  1. obsoleteA reproach; an instance of upbraiding or contumely.

    for, omitting those improperations and termes of scurrility betwixt us [...]there is between us one common name and appellation, one faith

    1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Folio, published 2007, page 6

Origin

  1. Latinimproperare
  2. Englishimproperation

From Latin improperare.

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APA

improperation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/improperation

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“improperation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/improperation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “improperation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/improperation.

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