Superlative for suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances
“Please ensure that the proper procedures are followed.”
Superlative for accurate in conformity to acceptable standards
“Let me show you the proper way to use a pair of chopsticks.”
Superlative for following the established standards of behavior or manners
“My parents expect me to behave in a manner they deem proper for a young man.”
Superlative for strictly conventional in one's manner or behavior
“Your knighthood will be celebrated with a proper ceremony.”
Superlative for real or genuine
“Martin Tebbutt is teaching a new generation of foodies how proper food should taste.”
Superlative for characteristic of a particular person or thing
“In like manner, as there are fauna and flora proper to the tropics, so are there diseases.”
Superlative for belonging or relating exclusively or distinctively to
“The television channel has a variety of shows proper to her young age.”
(colloquial) Superlative for used as an intensifier, especially in derogatory contexts
“In short, I was a proper little Cultural Revolutionary in the making.”
Superlative for of high quality
“Now that was a proper dining experience!”
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