Proper

Pronunciation

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Adjective

1. Template:Attrib The proper way, place, use, etc. is the right one.

   What is the proper way to write a letter?

2. If something is proper, it is polite or acceptable.

   It's not proper for you to live alone like this.

   She was a very proper young lady.

   Why don't you get a proper job at a good company?

3. Template:Context The $x$ proper is the main or important part of $x$, not the parts near it.

   We stayed in a village and only went into the city proper during the day.

Synonyms

• suitable
• appropriate
• acceptable
• polite
• normal
• correct
• right

Antonyms

• improper
• decent
• real

Related words

• properly
• improper
• improperly