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<hw>Im`pro*lif"ic*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>prolificate</ets>.]</ety> <def>To impregnate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

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<hw>Im*prompt"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not ready.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Sterne.</i>

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<hw>Im*promp"tu</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv. &or; a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>impromptu</ets>, fr. L. <ets>in promptu</ets> in readiness, at hand; <ets>in</ets> in + <ets>promptus</ets> visibility, readiness, from <ets>promptus</ets> visible, ready. See <er>Prompt</er>.]</ety> <def>Offhand; without previous study; extemporaneous; extempore; <as>as, an <ex>impromptu</ex> verse</as>.</def>

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<hw>Im*promp"tu</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A piece composed or played at first thought; a composition in the style of an extempore piece.</def>

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<hw>Im*prop"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>impropre</ets>, L. <ets>improprius</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>proprius</ets> proper. See <er>Proper</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; <as>as, an <ex>improper</ex> medicine; <ex>improper</ex> thought, behavior, language, dress.</as></def>

<blockquote>Follow'd his enemy king, and did him service, <b>Improper</b> for a slave. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>And to their proper operation still, Ascribe all Good; to their <b>improper</b>, Ill. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general; common.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Not to be adorned with any art but such <b>improper</b> ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and poetry. <i>J. Fletcher.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.</def>

<cs><col>Improper diphthong</col>. <cd>See under <er>Diphthong</er>.</cd> -- <col>Improper feud</col>, <cd>an originalfeud, not earned by military service. <i>Mozley<i> & <i>W<i>.</cd> -- <col>Improper fraction</col>. <cd>See under <er>Fraction</er>.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Im*prop"er</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To appropriate; to limit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>He would in like manner <b>improper</b> and inclose the sunbeams to comfort the rich and not the poor. <i>Jewel.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Im*prop`er*a"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>improperare</ets>, <ets>improperatum</ets>, to taunt.]</ety> <def>The act of upbraiding or taunting; a reproach; a taunt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote><b>Improperatios</b> and terms of scurrility. <i>Sir T. Browne</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Im`pro*pe"ri*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[L., reproaches.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A series of antiphons and responses, expressing the sorrowful remonstrance of our Lord with his people; -- sung on the morning of the Good Friday in place of the usual daily Mass of the Roman ritual.</def>

<i>Grove.</i>

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