Grep  of  noun  proper 
  proper  fraction 
  proper  name 
  proper  noun 
  properness 
  property 
  property  line 
  property  man 
  property  master 
  property  owner 
  property  right 
  property  settlement 
  property  tax 
 
  Overview  of  adj  proper 
 
  The  adj  proper  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (34)  proper  --  (marked  by  suitability  or  rightness  or  appropriateness;  "proper  medical  treatment";  "proper  manners") 
  2.  (0)  proper  --  (having  all  the  qualities  typical  of  the  thing  specified;  "wanted  a  proper  dinner;  not  just  a  snack";  "he  finally  has  a  proper  job") 
  3.  (2)  proper  --  (limited  to  the  thing  specified;  "the  city  proper";  "his  claim  is  connected  with  the  deed  proper") 
  4.  (2)  proper,  right  suitable  --  (appropriate  for  a  condition  or  occasion;  "everything  in  its  proper  place";  "the  right  man  for  the  job";  "she  is  not  suitable  for  the  position") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  proper 
 
  4  senses  of  proper 
 
  Sense  1 
  proper  (vs.  improper) 
 
  improper  (vs.  proper) 
  =>  inappropriate,  incorrect,  wrong 
  =>  indecent,  indecorous,  unbecoming,  uncomely,  unseemly,  untoward 
  =>  out-of-the-way 
  =>  wrong 
 
  Sense  2 
  proper(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  real)  ->  unreal 
 
  Sense  3 
  proper(predicate) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  specific)  ->  general 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  specific,  specific)  ->  nonspecific 
 
  Sense  4 
  proper,  right  suitable 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  appropriate)  ->  inappropriate 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  proper 
 
  4  senses  of  proper 
 
  Sense  1 
  proper  (vs.  improper) 
  =>  becoming,  comely,  comme  il  faut,  decent,  decorous,  seemly 
  =>  correct,  right 
  =>  correct,  right 
  =>  fitting 
  =>  kosher 
  =>  priggish,  prim,  prissy,  prudish,  puritanical,  square-toed,  straitlaced,  straightlaced,  tight-laced,  victorian 
  Also  See->  appropriate#1;  correct#1,  right#1;  decent#3;  decorous#1;  right#4 
 
  Sense  2 
  proper(postnominal) 
  =>  real(postnominal)  (vs.  unreal) 
 
  Sense  3 
  proper(predicate) 
  =>  specific  (vs.  general)  (vs.  nonspecific) 
 
  Sense  4 
  proper,  right  suitable 
  =>  appropriate  (vs.  inappropriate) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  proper 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  proper 
 
  Sense  1 
  proper  (vs.  improper) 
  =>  propriety,  properness,  correctitude 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  proper 
 
  proper  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  proper 
  improper 
  proper 
  propertied 
  property-owning 
  propertyless 
 
  Overview  of  adj  proper 
 
  The  adj  proper  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (34)  proper  --  (marked  by  suitability  or  rightness  or  appropriateness;  "proper  medical  treatment";  "proper  manners") 
  2.  (0)  proper  --  (having  all  the  qualities  typical  of  the  thing  specified;  "wanted  a  proper  dinner;  not  just  a  snack";  "he  finally  has  a  proper  job") 
  3.  (2)  proper  --  (limited  to  the  thing  specified;  "the  city  proper";  "his  claim  is  connected  with  the  deed  proper") 
  4.  (2)  proper,  right  suitable  --  (appropriate  for  a  condition  or  occasion;  "everything  in  its  proper  place";  "the  right  man  for  the  job";  "she  is  not  suitable  for  the  position") 

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