Brief
Improper
Improper adjective - Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.
Brief and improper are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brief" instead an adjective "Improper".
Nearby Word: improperly
Both words in one sentence
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Brick Joke: The "STOP...CONTINUE" gag in "Improper Dancing" is treated as this when performing live, in that the brief silence on the track is when the band plays an entirely different song, before then cutting back to the rest of "Improper Dancing".
Source: Music / Electric Six
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