Definitions for properly
prop·er·ly

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. properly, decently, decent, in good order, right, the right way(adverb)

   in the right manner

   "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"

2. by rights, properly(adverb)

   with reason or justice

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. properly(Adverb)

   in a proper manner

2. properly(Adverb)

   individually; in one's own manner

   Now herkenyth how I bar me properly. uE000151315uE001 Chaucer.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Properly(adverb)

   in a proper manner; suitably; fitly; strictly; rightly; as, a word properly applied; a dress properly adjusted

2. Properly(adverb)

   individually; after one's own manner

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'properly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2034

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'properly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1030

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'properly' in Adverbs Frequency: #159

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of properly in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of properly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of properly in a Sentence

1. Barry Pickthall:

   [ many ] weren't prepared properly.

2. Vladimir Putin:

   Sechin works properly and effectively.

3. Neal Pire:

   It’s a matter of constructing the room properly.

4. Miriam Makeba:

   Age iswisdom, if one has lived one's life properly.

5. Kim Harmon:

   You need the proper resources to read EKGs properly.

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