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- adjectiveproper (adjective)
- BRITISH ENGLISHtruly what something is said or regarded to be; genuine:"she's never had a proper job" · "a proper meal"
- strictly so called; in its true form:"some of the dos and don'ts in espionage proper"
- informalused as an intensifier, especially in derogatory contexts:"she looked like a proper harlot"
- of the required type; suitable or appropriate:"an artist needs the proper tools" · "they had not followed the proper procedures"
- according to or respecting recognized social standards or conventions; respectable, especially excessively so:"her parents' view of what was proper for a well-bred girl" · "a very prim and proper Swiss lady"
- (proper to)belonging or relating exclusively or distinctively to; particular to:"the two elephant types proper to Africa and to southern Asia"
- (of a psalm, lesson, prayer, etc.) appointed for a particular day, occasion, or season.
- archaicbelonging to oneself or itself; own:"to judge with my proper eyes"
- heraldryin the natural colors.
- archaicdialect(of a person) good-looking:"he is a proper youth!"
- mathematicsdenoting a subset or subgroup that does not constitute the entire set or group, especially one that has more than one element.
adverbBRITISH ENGLISHproper (adverb)- satisfactorily or correctly:"my eyes were all blurry and I couldn't see proper"
- thoroughly:"I had been fooled good and proper"
nounproper (noun) · propers (plural noun)- the part of a church service that varies with the season or festival:"we go to the High Mass, with plainsong propers sung by the Ritual Choir"
OriginMiddle English: from Old French propre, from Latin proprius ‘one's own, special’.Similar and Opposite Wordsadjective- truly what something is said or regarded to be; genuine:
- strictly so called; in its true form:
- used as an intensifier, especially in derogatory contexts:
- of the required type; suitable or appropriate:
- according to or respecting recognized social standards or conventions; respectable, especially excessively so:
- belonging or relating exclusively or distinctively to; particular to:
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