Impropriety
Impropriety , noun
[Latin improprietas; compare French impropriété. See Improper.]
1.
The quality of being improper; unfitness or unsuitableness to character, time place, or circumstances; as, impropriety of behavior or manners.
2.
That which is improper; an unsuitable or improper act, or an inaccurate use of language.
But every language has likewise its improprieties and absurdities.
Many gross improprieties, however authorized by practice, ought to be discarded.