adjadj.allmarked by suitability or rightness or appropriatenessAttributes:correctitude properness propriety
Examples:- proper medical treatment
- proper manners
Antonyms:improper
Derivationally Related Form:properness
Inherited Hypernyms:proper
Similar to:becoming comely comme il faut decorous seemly correct right correct right decent fitting halal kosher priggish prim prissy prudish puritanical square-toed straight-laced straightlaced strait-laced straitlaced tight-laced victorian
See also:appropriate correct decent decorous right right
adj satadj.allhaving all the qualities typical of the thing specifiedExamples:- wanted a proper dinner, not just a snack
- he finally has a proper job
Antonyms:unreal
Inherited Hypernyms:proper
Similar to:real
adj satadj.alllimited to the thing specifiedExamples:- the city proper
- his claim is connected with the deed proper
Antonyms:generalnonspecific
Inherited Hypernyms:proper
Similar to:specific
adj satadj.allappropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needsSynset:right
Examples:- everything in its proper place
- the right man for the job
- she is not suitable for the position
Antonyms:inappropriate
Derivationally Related Form:properness
Inherited Hypernyms:proper
Similar to:appropriate