unproper

unproper
adjective /ʌnˈpɹɒpə/
a) Improper, not suited for its use or application; inappropriate.

Sir, as I said last time, labour to keep your alacrity and dignity, in an even temper: for in a dark sadness, indifferent things seem abominable, or necessary, being neither; as trees, and sheep, to melancholy night-walkers, have unproper shapes.

b) Improper, not according with good standards of behaviour; indecent, indecorous.

The pleasure in the act of Venus is the greatest of the pleasures of the senses: the matching of it with itch is unproper; though that also be pleasing to the touch.


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