improperly
adverb · in an improper way
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improvise
verb · perform without preparation
Example: he extemporized a speech at the weddingimprovised
adjective · done or made using whatever is available
Example: crossed the river on improvised bridgesimpudence
noun · the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
impudently
adverb · in an impudent or impertinent manner
Example: a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudentlyimpute
verb · attribute or credit to
Example: We attributed this quotation to Shakespearein a broad way
adverb · in a general fashion
Example: he talked at large about his plansin a low voice
adverb · in an undertone
Example: he uttered a curse sotto vocein advance
adjective · situated ahead or going before
Example: an advance partyin all
adverb · with everything included or counted
Example: altogether he earns close to a million dollarsin all likelihood
adverb · with considerable certainty; without much doubt
Example: He is probably out of the countryin all probability
adverb · with considerable certainty; without much doubt
Example: He is probably out of the countryin and of itself
adverb · with respect to its inherent nature
Example: this statement is interesting per sein both ears
adverb · in a binaural manner
Example: the stimulus was presented binaurallyin camera
adverb · kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
Example: it was discussed privately between the two menin due course
adverb · at the appropriate time
Example: we'll get to this question in due coursein good time
adverb · at the appropriate time
Example: we'll get to this question in due coursein hand
adverb · under control
Example: the riots were in handin haste
adverb · in a hurried or hasty manner
Example: the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgracefulin kind
adverb · with something of the same kind
Example: she pays him back in kindin name only
adverb · by title or repute though not in fact
Example: he's a doctor in name onlyin no time
adverb · in a relatively short time
Example: she finished the assignment in no timein particular
adverb · specifically or especially distinguished from others
Example: loves Bach, particularly his partitasin passing
adverb · incidentally; in the course of doing something else
Example: he made this remark in passingin practice
adverb · in practical applications
Example: will this work in practice?in principle
adverb · with regard to fundamentals although not concerning details
Example: in principle, we agreein return
adverb · (often followed by `for') in exchange or in reciprocation
Example: gave up our seats on the plane and in return received several hundred dollars and seats on the next plane outin secret
adverb · in secrecy; not openly
Example: met secretly to discuss the invasion plansin so far
adverb · to the degree or extent that
Example: insofar as it can be ascertained, the horse lung is comparable to that of manin some manner
adverb · in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
Example: they managed somehowin spite of appearance
adverb · in reality
Example: she is very kind at heartin tandem
adverb · one behind the other
Example: ride tandem on a bicycle built for twoin the adjacent apartment
adverb · at or in or to the adjacent residence
Example: the criminal had been living next door all this timein the adjacent house
adverb · at or in or to the adjacent residence
Example: the criminal had been living next door all this timein the end
adverb · as the end result of a succession or process
Example: ultimately he had to give inin the first place
adverb · of primary import
Example: this is primarily a question of economicsin the long run
adverb · after a very lengthy period of time
Example: she will succeed in the long runin the lurch
adverb · in a difficult or vulnerable position
Example: he resigned and left me in the lurchin the same breath
adverb · simultaneously
Example: she praised and criticized him in the same breathin time
adverb · within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time
Example: he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselvesin turn
adverb · in proper order or sequence
Example: talked to each child in turnin unison
adverb · at the same pitch
Example: they sang in unisoninaccurately
adverb · in an inaccurate manner
Example: this student works rather inaccurately and sloppilyinactivate
verb · make inactive
Example: they deactivated the fileinadequately
adverb · in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree
Example: the temporary camps were inadequately equippedinadvertence
noun · the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
inadvisably
adverb · in an expedient manner
inalienable
adjective · incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another
Example: endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rightsinaptness
noun · inappropriateness
Example: greater inaptness of expression would be hard to imagineinaugurally
adverb · so as to inaugurate
Example: the mayor inaugurally drove the spade into the groundinaugurate
verb · be a precursor of
Example: The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War periodincandesce
verb · become incandescent or glow with heat
Example: an incandescing bodyincapacitate
verb · injure permanently
Example: He was disabled in a car accidentincarceration
noun · the state of being imprisoned
Example: he was held in captivity until he diedincase
verb · enclose in, or as if in, a case
Example: my feet were encased in mudincasement
noun · the act of enclosing something in a case
incautious
adjective · carelessly failing to exercise proper caution
Example: an incautious step sent her headlong down the stairsincautiously
adverb · without caution or prudence
Example: one unfortunately sees historic features carelessly lost when estates fall into unsympathetic handsincautiousness
noun · the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger
inch
noun · a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot