| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To appropriate to one's self; to assume.[Websters]
2. To place the profits of (ecclesiastical property) in the hands of a layman for care and disbursement.[Websters] 3. To become an impropriator.[Websters] 4. Base verb from the following inflections: impropriating, impropriated, impropriates, impropriator, impropriators, impropriatingly and impropriatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective | 1. Put into the hands of a layman; impropriated.[Websters]
2. Being inappropriate, inapplicable, ineligible, inopportune or unsuitable. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb impropriately.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (impropriately) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective impropriate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "IMPROPRIATE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1601. (references) |
Specialty Definition: IMPROPRIATE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Verb] To appropriate to private use; to take to one's self; as, to impropriate thanks to one's self. [Not used.]. | 2: [Verb] To annex the possessions of the church or a benefice to a layman. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
