Improprieties

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Impropriety \Im`pro*pri"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Improprieties}. [L.
     improprietas; cf. F. impropri['e]t['e]. See {Improper}.]
     1. The quality of being improper; unfitness or unsuitableness
        to character, time place, or circumstances; as,
        impropriety of behavior or manners.
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     2. That which is improper; an unsuitable or improper act, or
        an inaccurate use of language.
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              But every language has likewise its improprieties
              and absurdities.                      --Johnson.
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              Many gross improprieties, however authorized by
              practice, ought to be discarded.      --Swift.
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