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proper

/pɹˈɑpɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

  1. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
    “proper medical treatment”
  2. having all the qualities typical of the thing specified
    “wanted a proper dinner, not just a snack”
  3. limited to the thing specified
    “the city proper”
  4. appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
    “everything in its proper place”

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