SkyfireDict

proper   (TTS Sound)

The adj proper has 4 senses

• proper -- (marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners")


• proper -- (having all the qualities typical of the thing specified; "wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack"; "he finally has a proper job")


• proper -- (limited to the thing specified; "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper")


• proper, right -- (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")