Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A reproach; a taunt.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete The act of upbraiding or taunting; a reproach; a taunt.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete A reproach; an instance of upbraiding or contumely.

Etymologies

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From Latin improperare.

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