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| 1. | [ adjective ] marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness | |
| Examples: | "proper medical treatment" "proper manners" |
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| Related terms: | improper correct fitting correct priggish priggish becoming halal kosher appropriate correct right decorous decent propriety | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] appropriate for a condition or occasion | |
| Synonyms: | suitable right | |
| Examples: | "everything in its proper place" "the right man for the job" "she is not suitable for the position" |
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| Related terms: | appropriate | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] limited to the thing specified | |
| Examples: | "the city proper" "his claim is connected with the deed proper" |
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| Related terms: | specific | |
| 4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 10315 | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] having all the qualities typical of the thing specified | |
| Examples: | "wanted a proper dinner not just a snack" "he finally has a proper job" |
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| Related terms: | real | |
| Similar spelling: |
Propper property properly prefer proverb Provera Probert prepare proverbs proffer prepared propriety prop_root proofread preferred |
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