Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Unfitly; improperly.
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- adverb In an
unproper manner; notproperly .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Actually if the coverage of Palin was fair, eighteen of every thirty minutes of news would be devoted to her crimes, scandals and foibles and one minute of each thirty would be about Republicans are carrying a chubbie because she kills lotsa things between popping out unproperly-trained people-puppies.
Poll: Fifty Percent Says News Coverage Of Sarah Palin Has Been Fair 2009
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My friend Doc, who captained our table with the wry tolerance of a Pop Warner referee, proved adept at the upside-down-slide-bang to free stuck, unproperly stuffed ballots.
Bill Parent: Fox News and Forgotten Addresses: A Day In the Life of a CA Poll Worker 2008
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Abimelech in this manner, "Now therefore restore the man his wife, for he is a prophet, and shall pray for thee"; 128 whereby may be also gathered that the name of prophet may be given not unproperly to them that in
Leviathan 2007
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In the sense of speaking from man to God, Abraham is called a prophet where God in a dream speaketh to Abimelech in this manner, "Now therefore restore the man his wife, for he is a prophet, and shall pray for thee"; (26) whereby may be also gathered that the name of prophet may be given not unproperly to them that in Christian churches have a calling to say public prayers for the congregation.
Leviathan, or, The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civill 1651
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Then we took her to the vet (yesterday) that they recommended and I am not pleased because I had to pay $100 just in medication for her infected ears and unproperly cleaned wrinkles.
unknown title 2009
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One of purchasing that is unproperly paid attention and undervalued when budgeting fund to buy a set computer for a graphic designer is display screen, although computer monitor is o ...
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One of purchasing that is unproperly paid attention and undervalued when budgeting fund to buy a set computer for a graphic designer is display screen, although computer monitor is o ...
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One of purchasing that is unproperly paid attention and undervalued when budgeting fund to buy a set computer for a graphic designer is display screen, although computer monitor is o ...
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One of purchasing that is unproperly paid attention and undervalued when budgeting fund to buy a set computer for a graphic designer is display screen, alThough computer monitor is o ...
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One of purchasing that is unproperly paid attention and undervalued when budgeting fund to buy a set computer for a graphic designer is display screen, alThough computer monitor is o ...
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