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properly

Variant of proper

adjective

  1. specially adapted or suitable to a specific purpose or specific conditions; appropriate: the proper tool for a job
  2. naturally belonging or peculiar (to): weather proper to April
  3. conforming to an accepted standard or to good usage; correct: a proper spelling
  4. fitting; seemly; right: proper modesty
  5. decent; decorous; genteel: often connoting exaggerated respectability: “the proper Bostonians”
  6. understood in its most restricted sense; strictly so called: usually following the noun modified: the population of Chicago proper (i.e., apart from its suburbs)
  7. Brit. complete; thorough: a proper scoundrel
  8. Now Chiefly Dial.
    1. fine; good; excellent
    2. handsome
  9. Eccles. reserved for a particular day or festival: said of prayers, rites, etc.
  10. Gram.
    1. designating a noun that names a specific individual, place, etc., that is not normally used with an article, and that is normally capitalized: “Donald,” “Rover,” and “Boston” are proper nouns, sometimes called proper names
    2. designating an adjective formed from a proper noun, as Bostonian
  11. Heraldry represented in its natural form or colors

adverb

  1. completely; thoroughly
  2. properly; correctly

noun

  1. the special office or prayers for a particular day or festival
  2. those parts of the Mass which vary according to the particular day or festival

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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