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proper

Proper means appropriate or obeying manners and standards. (adjective)

An example of proper used as an adjective is a proper gesture, such as putting ones napkin in your lap before eating.

Proper means thoroughly and completely. (adverb)

An example of something done proper is a science project finished correctly and all the way through, completed good and proper.

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See proper in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See proper in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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