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1. properly
adverb. ['ˈprɑːpɝli'] in the right manner.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ly (English)
- -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- proper (English)
- proper (Anglo-Norman)
Rhymes with Properly
- ackerly
- baggerly
- beverly
- bitterly
- brierly
- brotherly
- byerly
- casserly
- caverly
- cheverly
- circularly
- cleverly
- coberly
- conerly
- connerly
- disorderly
- dubberly
- eagerly
- easterly
- eatherly
How do you pronounce properly?
Pronounce properly as ˈprɑpərli.
US - How to pronounce properly in American English
UK - How to pronounce properly in British English
Sentences with properly
1. Adverb
You may have to cut the ends off of the bottles in order to secure them properly.
Quotes about properly
1. Indomitable perseverance in a business, properly understood, always ensures ultimate success.
- Cyrus McCormick
2. The art of medicine was to be properly learned only from its practice and its exercise.
- Thomas Sydenham
3. I hope that a move toward clemency with Judge Afiuni would be a step towards the importance of maintaining a properly functioning justice system.
- Noam Chomsky
