What part of speech is improperly?

Improperly can be categorized as an adverb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. improperly is an adverb.

Inflections

Adjective to adverb

  • Adjective
    Adverb
  • improperly
  • adjective: improper 
  • adverb: improperly

What does improperly mean?

Definitions

Adverb

improperly - in an improper way; "he checked whether the wound had healed improperly"

Examples of improperly

#   Sentence  
1. adv. He checked whether the wound had healed improperly.
2. adv. They vote in secret, may seek public office, and may demand the removal of public officials who behave improperly.
3. adv. Any electrical device, if used improperly, has the potential for causing fire, electrical shock or personal injury.
4. adv. Are you suggesting I behaved improperly?
5. adv. Along with thousands of other soldiers, Tom's great grandfather died of botulism during the Spanish-American War because the US government fed improperly canned potted meat to its soldiers.
6. adv. It would serve no purpose to discuss those schools of Socialism (improperly so called) that do not stand for the abolition of capitalism and wage slavery.
7. adv. Are you crazy? You don't do as I say. You act improperly and according to your own will. You know how dear you are to me, don't you? I absolutely don't like seeing you in this condition.
Sentence  
adv.
He checked whether the wound had healed improperly.
They vote in secret, may seek public office, and may demand the removal of public officials who behave improperly.
Any electrical device, if used improperly, has the potential for causing fire, electrical shock or personal injury.
Are you suggesting I behaved improperly?
Along with thousands of other soldiers, Tom's great grandfather died of botulism during the Spanish-American War because the US government fed improperly canned potted meat to its soldiers.
It would serve no purpose to discuss those schools of Socialism (improperly so called) that do not stand for the abolition of capitalism and wage slavery.
Are you crazy? You don't do as I say. You act improperly and according to your own will. You know how dear you are to me, don't you? I absolutely don't like seeing you in this condition.

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