Results for proper
- Definition of proper:
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part of speech: (adjective)
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part of speech: (adverb)
Properly.
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part of speech: (adjective)
Fit; suitable; agreeing; correct; becoming; decent; such as should be; peculiar; not common; pert. to one only of a species; in gram., applied to such names as John Smith, London, Edinburgh, as opposed to man, city; in astron., the real motion of the sun and stars, as opposed to their apparent motion.
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- Usage examples for proper:
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“ It's perfectly right and proper that they should rule us. ”
Diplomatic Immunity, - Robert Sheckley.“ At the time it all appeared to me quite natural and proper a just and necessary war. ”
Tales & Novels, Vol. IX [Contents: Harrington; Thoughts on Bores; Ormond], - Maria Edgeworth.