PROPER


Meaning of PROPER in English

adj belonging to one; one's own; individual.

2. proper ·adj becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome.

3. proper ·adv properly; hence, to a great degree; very; as, proper good.

4. proper ·adj represented in its natural color;

— said of any object used as a charge.

5. proper ·adj rightly so called; strictly considered; as, greece proper; the garden proper.

6. proper ·adj belonging to the natural or essential constitution; peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his proper instincts and appetites.

7. proper ·adj pertaining to one of a species, but not common to the whole; not appellative;

— opposed to common; as, a proper name; dublin is the proper name of a city.

8. proper ·adj befitting one's nature, qualities, ·etc.; suitable in all respect; appropriate; right; fit; decent; as, water is the proper element for fish; a proper dress.

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