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Definition of proper:
- 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.
- Properly.
Synonyms:
usual, bang on, nice, old-maidish, fit, unerring, gallant, Victorian, grave, pretty, classic, comme il faut, gentlemanly, specific, extreme, in-depth, irreproachable, smarmy, civilized, meet, thorough, principled, sound, becoming, applicable, plain, so, moral, total, all sweetness and light, stiff-necked, civil, veracious, kosher, tailor-made, virtuous, stuffy, outright, straightlaced, righteous, due, graceful, pure, awful, true, ripe, fitted, convenient, obsequious, well-mannered, distinguishing, acute, useful, tight-laced, diagnostic, typical, private, own, slimy, well-chosen, just, rightful, perfect, profound, on-target, agree, dire, utter, courteous, de rigueur, ideal, merited, spot-on, stiff, deserved, high-minded, greasy, respectable, dead-on, identifying, right-hand, oily, strait-laced, mannered, ethical, felicitous, unadulterated, serious, puritanical, suave, courtesy, straitlaced, stilted, strait-laced, suited, genteel, simpering, resounding, possible, symptomatic, neat, prissy, reliable, right-minded, peculiar, comely, bluenosed, apt, real, square-toed, chivalrous, worthy, distinctive, desperate, individual, decorous, good, expedient, beseeming, happy, distinct, starchy, befitting, decent.
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fastidious (part of speech: adjective)
- Epicurean,
- perspicacious,
- demanding,
- delicate,
- particular,
- careful,
- fussy,
- diligent,
- flawless,
- methodical,
- rigorous,
- picky,
- prudish,
- discriminating,
- finicky,
- exacting,
- punctilious,
- discerning,
- scrupulous,
- prim,
- persnickety,
- squeamish,
- dainty,
- critical,
- correct,
- precise,
- mincing,
- conscientious,
- severe,
- fastidious,
- accurate,
- priggish,
- hypercritical,
- meticulous,
- literal,
- qualmish,
- choosy
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legal (part of speech: adjective)
- constitutional,
- sanctionable,
- lawful,
- licit,
- legal,
- legislative,
- statutory,
- permissible,
- legitimate,
- right,
- authorized,
- defensible,
- judicial
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conforming (part of speech: adjective)
- adhering,
- obedient,
- congruous,
- regular,
- traditional,
- acquiescing,
- aping,
- customary,
- mannerly,
- submissive,
- correct,
- consist,
- formal,
- complying,
- conforming,
- conventional
- precise (part of speech: adjective)
- suitable (part of speech: adjective)
- proper (part of speech: adjective)
Usage examples:
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14, 176. Is there less security now for getting your money paid at the proper time than there was formerly?
- "Second Shetland Truck System Report", William Guthrie. -
We shall tell all about it in its proper place.
- "Marcy The Blockade Runner", Harry Castlemon. -
When will I be allowed to take my proper place in life?
- "Mary Marie", Eleanor H. Porter.