proper
Definition of proper:
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part of speech: adjective
One's own: naturally or essentially belonging: peculiar: belonging to only one of a species ( as a name): natural: suitable: correct: just: right: becoming: ( B.) comely, pretty.
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part of speech: adjective
Fit; suitable; agreeing; correct; becoming; decent; such as should be; peculiar; not common; pert. to one only of a species; in gram., applied to such names as John Smith, London, Edinburgh, as opposed to man, city; in astron., the real motion of the sun and stars, as opposed to their apparent motion.
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part of speech: adverb
Properly.
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Common misspellings:
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- prper (1.0%)
- propor (3.8%)
- propare (0.3%)
- poper (1.5%)
- properley (0.3%)
- porper (6.0%)
- properl (0.3%)
- proped (0.8%)
- propery (0.3%)
- properlly (0.3%)
- propper (71.2%)
- propr (1.5%)
- plroper (0.5%)
- propser (0.5%)
- propert (2.3%)
- propar (1.0%)
- proprer (1.8%)
- preper (0.8%)
- propoer (2.0%)
- peoper (1.0%)
- proer (1.8%)
- prpoer (0.5%)
- proepr (0.5%)
- propertly (0.3%)
- er (0.3%)
Usage examples for proper:
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Some such thoughts passed through his mind, but it would not be proper he knew, to express himself thus to 'Lena, so he laughingly replied, " Oh, we'll fix that, easily enough."
"'Lena Rivers" – Mary J. Holmes -
You don't think it would be proper
"The Salamander" – Owen Johnson -
I hae made mysel' that in a way; but Bruce wad aye be luikit upon as the proper guairdian."
"Alec Forbes of Howglen" – George MacDonald -
I have not been able to give a proper degree of attention to the subject of your letter.
"Letters of David Ricardo to Thomas Robert Malthus, 1810-1823" – David Ricardo
