proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom.

PROPER definition: 1. real, satisfactory, suitable, or correct: 2. showing standards of behaviour that are socially…. Learn more.

1. used to mean 'real' You use proper in front of a noun to emphasize that someone or something really is the thing referred to by the noun. It's important to have a proper breakfast in the morning, not just a cup of tea. He's never had a proper job.

prop•er (prop′ ər), adj. adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries. conforming to established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous: a very proper young man. fitting; right: It was only proper to bring a gift. strictly belonging or applicable: the proper place for a stove. belonging or pertaining ...

Proper definition: adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable.. See examples of PROPER used in a sentence.

13 meanings: 1. appropriate or suited for some purpose 2. correct in behaviour or conduct 3. excessively correct in conduct;.... Click for more definitions.

Aug 19, 2025 · Excellent, of high quality; such as the specific person or thing should ideally be.

PROPER meaning: 1 : correct according to social or moral rules; 2 : behaving in a way that is correct according to social or moral rules

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