Proper - Definition

proper

adj 1: marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness;
"proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" [ant:
improper]
2: having all the qualities typical of the thing specified;
"wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack"; "he finally has a
proper job"
3: limited to the thing specified; "the city proper"; "his claim
is connected with the deed proper"
4: appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a
person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place";
"the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the
position" [syn: proper, right]

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