Improper
Improper adjective - Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.
Nearby Word: improperly
Pie
Pie noun - A prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages.
Nearby Word: pied
Both words in one sentence
- Pie in the Face: A sketch on Victorian manners, in which almost everything a gentleman does whilst on a picnic results in him being slapped by his lady, ends with him oh-so-politely ascertaining that there's nothing at all improper about an apple pie... then shoving it into her face.
Source: Series / Horrible Histories
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