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Proper Behaving Considered Socially Acceptable Things Days Thought

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If you say that a way of behaving is p_____, you mean that it is considered socially acceptable and right.If you say that a way of behaving is proper, you mean that it is considered socially acceptable and right.
In those days it was not thought entirely proper for a woman to be on the stage.
It is right and proper to do this.
word proper
full-definition
adjective
You use proper to describe things that you consider to be real and satisfactory rather than inadequate in some way.
Two out of five people lack a proper job.
I always cook a proper evening meal.
The proper thing is the one that is correct or most suitable .
The Supreme Court will ensure that the proper procedures have been followed.
He helped to put things in their proper place.
If you say that a way of behaving is proper, you mean that it is considered socially acceptable and right.
In those days it was not thought entirely proper for a woman to be on the stage.
It is right and proper to do this.
You can add proper after a word to indicate that you are referring to the central and most important part of a place, event, or object and want to distinguish it from other things which are not regarded as being important or central to it.
A distinction must be made between archaeology proper and science-based archaeology.
cefr-level B1

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