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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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