Improper
adjAntonymSSC PYQ × 4/ɪmprˈɑpər/ · इमप्रॉपर
Not suitable or correct in the circumstances
अनुचित, परिस्थिति के अनुरूप नहीं
It was an improper use of the fund.
Improper storage spoiled the whole batch.
Daily use: Fund ka improper use hua.
Im- (नहीं) + proper। शोक सभा में party dress पहनना improper है — मौक़े के हिसाब से ठीक नहीं। दफ़्तर का पैसा निजी काम में लगाना भी improper है।
Im- (not) + proper. Wearing a party dress to a funeral is improper: not suitable for the situation. Using office money for personal needs is improper too.
Synonym — unsuitable, inappropriate, indecent; antonym — proper, appropriate, fitting। Noun है impropriety, यह भी पूछा जाता है।
Unsuitable, inappropriate and indecent are synonyms; proper, appropriate and fitting are antonyms. The noun is impropriety, which SSC also tests.