Im*prop"er, v. t. To appropriate; to limit. [Obs.]

He would in like manner improper and inclose the sunbeams to

comfort the rich and not the poor.

Jewel.

Im*prop`er*a"tion (?), n. [L. improperare, improperatum, to taunt.] The

act of upbraiding or taunting; a reproach; a taunt. [Obs.]

Improperatios and terms of scurrility.

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