proper
/ˈpɹɒpə/
Suitable.; Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable; Possessed, related.
- comparative
- more proper
- superlative
- most proper
Meanings
- 1
Suitable.; Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable
The files are in proper order.
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That's not a proper thing to say.
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- 2
Possessed, related.; Used to designate a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are usually written with an initial capital letter
- 3
Suitable.; Following the established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous
- 4
Possessed, related.; Pertaining exclusively to a specific thing or person; particular
- 5
Possessed, related.; Belonging to oneself or itself; own
- 6
Accurate, strictly applied.; Excellent, of high quality; such as the specific person or thing should ideally be — Now often merged with later senses.
- 7
Accurate, strictly applied.; Attractive, elegant
- 8
Suitable.; Such that the preimage of every compact set is compactrare
- 9
Suitable.; Continuous, mapping closed sets to closed sets, and such that the preimage of every point is compactrare
- 10
Suitable.; Separated, of finite type, and universally closedrare