impropio

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin improprius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imˈpɾopjo/ [ĩmˈpɾo.pjo]
• Rhymes: -opjo
• Syllabification: im‧pro‧pio

Adjective

impropio (feminine impropia, masculine plural impropios, feminine plural impropias)

1. unseemly, improper

   Synonym: inapropiado

Derived terms

• impropiamente

Further reading

• “impropio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10