There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
IMPROPER
improper, wrong
(adjective) not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; “said all the wrong things”
improper
(adjective) not suitable or right or appropriate; “slightly improper to dine alone with a married man”; “improper medication”; “improper attire for the golf course”
improper, unconventional, unlawful
(adjective) not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; “an unconventional marriage”; “improper banking practices”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
improper (comparative more improper, superlative most improper)
unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt
Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest
Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous
Not consistent with established facts; incorrect
Not properly named; See, for example, improper fraction
(obsolete) Not specific or appropriate to individuals; general; common.
Verb
improper (third-person singular simple present impropers, present participle impropering, simple past and past participle impropered)
(obsolete, transitive) To appropriate; to limit.
(obsolete) To behave improperly
Anagrams
• impropre
Source: Wiktionary
Im*prop"er, a. Etym: [F. impropre, L. improprius; pref. im- not + proprius proper. See Proper.]
1. Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine; improper thought, behavior, language, dress. Follow'd his enemy king, and did him service, Improper for a slave. Shak. And to their proper operation still, Ascribe all Good; to their improper, Ill. Pope.
2. Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general; common. [Obs.] Not to be adorned with any art but such improper ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and poetry. J. Fletcher.
3. Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous. Improper diphthong. See under Diphthong.
– Improper feud, an originalfeud, not earned by military service. Mozley & W.
– Improper fraction. See under Fraction.
Im*prop"er, v. t.
Definition: To appropriate; to limit. [Obs.] He would in like manner improper and inclose the sunbeams to comfort the rich and not the poor. Jewel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYNCRETISM
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