Princeton's WordNet

1. proper(adj)

   marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

   "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"

2. proper(a)(adj)

   having all the qualities typical of the thing specified

   "wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack"; "he finally has a proper job"

3. proper(ip)(adj)

   limited to the thing specified

   "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper"

4. proper, right(adj)

   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"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. proper(adjective)ˈprɒp ər

   correct or appropriate

   Try to use the proper scientific terms.

2. properˈprɒp ər

   behaving according to social rules

   My grandmother was very proper.

Wiktionary

1. proper(Adverb)

   properly; thoroughly; completely

2. proper(Adjective)

   Suitable.

3. proper(Adjective)

   Possessed, related.

4. proper(Adjective)

   Accurate, strictly applied.

Origin: From proper, propre, propre (French: propre), and their source, proprius.

Webster Dictionary

1. Proper(adj)

   belonging to one; one's own; individual

2. Proper(adj)

   belonging to the natural or essential constitution; peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his proper instincts and appetites

3. Proper(adj)

   befitting one's nature, qualities, etc.; suitable in all respect; appropriate; right; fit; decent; as, water is the proper element for fish; a proper dress

4. Proper(adj)

   becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome

5. Proper(adj)

   pertaining to one of a species, but not common to the whole; not appellative; -- opposed to common; as, a proper name; Dublin is the proper name of a city

6. Proper(adj)

   rightly so called; strictly considered; as, Greece proper; the garden proper

7. Proper(adj)

   represented in its natural color; -- said of any object used as a charge

8. Proper(adverb)

   properly; hence, to a great degree; very; as, proper good

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