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1. proper
adjective. ['ˈprɑːpɝ'] marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness.
Synonyms
- fitting
- victorian
- becoming
- straitlaced
- decent
- strait-laced
- seemly
- propriety
- prissy
- halal
- correct
- puritanical
- prim
- square-toed
- kosher
- appropriate
- tight-laced
- correctitude
- comme il faut
- prudish
- priggish
- straight-laced
- straightlaced
- decorous
- comely
- properness
Antonyms
- improperness
- indecent
- improper
- impropriety
- incorrect
- wrong
- inappropriate
Etymology
- proper (Anglo-Norman)
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Rhymes with Proper
- whopper
- stopper
- propper
- gropper
- dropper
- cropper
- clopper
- topper
- topor
- shopper
- popper
- kopper
- hopper
- copper
- chopper
- bopper
- opper
Sentences with proper
1. Adjective
Gather all the proper tools and supplies to do the job.
Quotes about proper
1. In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.
- Malcolm X
2. I am an enthusiast, but not a crank in the sense that I have some pet theories as to the proper construction of a flying machine. I wish to avail myself of all that is already known and then, if possible, add my mite to help on the future worker who will attain final success.
- Wilbur Wright
3. Life itself is the proper binge.
- Julia Child
2. proper
adjective. ['ˈprɑːpɝ'] appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs.
Synonyms
- right
Antonyms
- wrongness
- inaccurate
Etymology
- proper (Anglo-Norman)
3. proper
adjective. ['ˈprɑːpɝ'] limited to the thing specified.
Antonyms
- nonspecific
Etymology
- proper (Anglo-Norman)
4. proper
adjective. ['ˈprɑːpɝ'] having all the qualities typical of the thing specified; not just a snack".
Antonyms
- incorrectness
Etymology
- proper (Anglo-Norman)