proper
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(a) marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
- proper medical treatment
- proper manners
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(s) having all the qualities typical of the thing specified
- wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack
- he finally has a proper job
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(s) limited to the thing specified
- the city proper
- his claim is connected with the deed proper
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(s) appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
- everything in its proper place
- the right man for the job
- she is not suitable for the position