Improper
Improper adjective - Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.
Nearby Word: improperly
Regular
Regular adjective - Following or agreeing with established form, custom, or rules.
Usage example: thought about having a nontraditional wedding but in the end went with a regular ceremony instead
Both words in one sentence
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When he wasn't writing (justifiably) angsty and horrific war poetry or protesting the war's improper prolongation, he was crawling out into No Man's Land on regular German-hunting patrols.
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