properly

/pɹˈɑpɚli/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adverb

1. in the right manner; correctly; suitably
   “please do your job properly!”
2. indicating exactness or preciseness--Thomas Carlyle
   “he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do”
3. in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
   “he was appropriately dressed”

Synonyms for properly

• decently
• decent
• right
• precisely
• exactly
• just
• appropriately
• suitably
• fittingly
• befittingly
• fitly
• duly

Antonyms of properly

• improperly

Words that rhyme with properly

• improperly