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Proper
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1. proper
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
Example Sentences:'proper medical treatment''proper manners'
2. proper
having all the qualities typical of the thing specified
Example Sentences:'wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack''he finally has a proper job'
3. proper
limited to the thing specified
Example Sentences:'the city proper''his claim is connected with the deed proper'
4. proper, right
appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
Example Sentences:'everything in its proper place''the right man for the job''she is not suitable for the position'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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