āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
proper
01
āĻ¯āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻĨ, āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤
suitable or appropriate for the situation
Dialect
British
British
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
It 's proper to use polite language when speaking to elders.
āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She 's never had a proper meal since she moved out of her parent's house.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
03
āĻ¯āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻĨ, āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ
conforming to accepted norms or standards in a particular situation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The proper way to greet someone in this culture is with a handshake.
āĻāĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻļā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
It was a proper nightmare trying to get everything done on time.
āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
05
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŦ, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ
relating specifically and uniquely to something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The diseases proper to the tropics require specific treatment methods.
āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ
āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āĻ¸āĻž āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The keys to the office are his proper possession.
āĻ
āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŦ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĨ¤
07
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°, āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
used in reference to someone or something that stands out in beauty or grace
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He was a proper gentleman, well-dressed and poised.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
01
āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻ¯āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻĨāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
in a thorough and complete manner
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He did the job proper, fixing everything exactly as it should be.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨, āĻ¸āĻŦāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻ¯āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻĨāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
in a correct or appropriate way
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She did n't just apologize, she apologized proper, in front of everyone.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻŋ, āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĨ¤
Proper
01
āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ, āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻāĻļ
a section of a church service that changes based on the religious calendar or occasion
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Today's proper reflects the themes of Advent.
āĻāĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ° āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĄāĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻĨāĻŋāĻŽāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĢāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
improper
properly
properness
proper
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
