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proper::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | right |
| Derivation | properness |
everything in its proper place.
proper::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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wanted a proper dinner, not just a snack.
he finally has a proper job.
proper::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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the city proper.
his claim is connected with the deed proper.
proper::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | properness |
proper medical treatment.
proper manners.
Examples of proper
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He also maintains that the elections board was not made up of the proper people.
From the dailyherald.com
Mr. Batch, born and bred seven miles outside Pittsburgh proper in Homestead, is.
From the online.wsj.com
Physical problems will be magnified if you don't get proper rest and relaxation.
From the suntimes.com
With large comfortable areas, we can perform proper physical and mental therapy.
From the kentucky.com
Schwartz said Emmer couldn't ethically put up a defense without proper evidence.
From the charlotteobserver.com
They are also working on using capital letters correctly and proper punctuation.
From the DesMoinesRegister.com
Some people believe passionately that it is a matter of proper stock management.
From the theaustralian.com.au
We don't have proper stars any more and things like Twitter are partly to blame.
From the web.orange.co.uk
Want to know the proper position for launching your son like a human cannonball?
From the latimes.com
- Marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
- Proper(a): having all the qualities typical of the thing specified; "wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack"; "he finally has a proper job"
- Appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"
- (properly) in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"
- (properly) by rights: with reason or justice
- (properness) propriety: correct or appropriate behavior
- In control theory, a proper transfer function is a transfer function in which the degree of the numerator does not exceed the degree of the denominator.
- In heraldry, tinctures are the colours used to emblazon a coat of arms. These can be divided into several categories including light tinctures called metals, dark tinctures called colours, nonstandard colours called stains, furs, and "proper". ...
- The Proper (Latin proprium) is a part of the Christian liturgy that varies according to the date, either representing an observance within the Liturgical Year, or of a particular saint or significant event. ...
