improperation

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• Improperation — Im*prop er*a tion, n. [L. improperare, improperatum, to taunt.] The act of upbraiding or taunting; a reproach; a taunt. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Improperatios and terms of scurrility. Sir T. Browne [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English