Proper Perfectly Behaviour Adjective Bre ˈprɒpə(R ˈprɑːpər Discussion

• we should have had a proper discussion before voting.
• please follow the proper procedures for dealing with complaints.
• nothing is in its proper place.
• eat some proper food, not just toast and jam!

proper

1. right, appropriate or correct; according to the rules
• We should have had a proper discussion before voting.
• Please follow the proper procedures for dealing with complaints.
• Nothing is in its proper place.
2. that you consider to be real and of a good enough standard
• Eat some proper food, not just toast and jam!
• When are you going to get a proper job?
3. socially and morally acceptable
• opposite improper
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• It is right and proper that parents take responsibility for their children's attendance at school.
• The development was planned without proper regard to the interests of local people.
• He is always perfectly proper in his behaviour.
4. according to the most exact meaning of the word
• The celebrations proper always begin on the last stroke of midnight.
5. complete
• We're in a proper mess now.
6. belonging to a particular type of thing; natural in a particular situation or place
• They should be treated with the dignity proper to all individuals created by God.
7. completely; thoroughly
• That's messed things up good and proper.

Extra Examples

• It seemed proper to pay tribute to her in this way.
• It was not considered proper for young ladies to go out alone.
• She has a reputation for being prim and proper.
• The tribunal decided that his actions were perfectly proper.
• He’s always perfectly proper in his behaviour.
• I’ll do whatever I think proper.
• It is right and proper that parents take responsibility for their children’s behaviour.
• The development was planned without proper regard for the feelings of the local residents.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French propre, from Latin proprius ‘one's own, special’.