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properly::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | appropriately, befittingly, duly, fitly, fittingly, suitably |
If you don't behave properly, you'll have to leave!.
Examples of properly
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A main problem with prescriptions is getting patients to follow dosage properly.
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However, early on I discovered that this wasn't properly aligned with my vision.
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They're young and, subsequently, lack the fortitude to properly close out games.
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The brain normally produces the amount of glucose it needs to function properly.
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We want to be properly diversified, but neither of us wants to do a lot of work.
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Supreme's customers say they believe the company handles their e-waste properly.
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At first, Harrow admits it was difficult to learn to kick the football properly.
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This results in rather low productivity growth, especially if measured properly.
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The roasting, done properly, brought out the green sweetness and tender texture.
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- In the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"
- By rights: with reason or justice
- (proper) 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"
- (proper) 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"
- (Proper (control theory)) 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.
- (Proper (heraldry)) 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". ...
- (Proper (liturgy)) 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. ...
- (proper) Suitable. Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable. [from 13th c.] Following the established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous. [from 18th c.]; Possessed, related. (grammar) Used to designate a particular person, place, or thing. ...
