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English Dictionary (1-1 of 1)
- proper
- ['prɒpə]
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- 1. appropriate or suited for some purpose
- 2. correct in behaviour or conduct
- 3. excessively correct in conduct; vigorously moral
- 4. up to a required or regular standard
- 5. (of an object, quality, etc) referred to or named specifically so as to exclude anything not directly connected with it
- 6. belonging to or characteristic of a person or thing
- 7. (intensifier)
- 8. (of heraldic colours) considered correct for the natural colour of the object or emblem depicted
- 9. (of a relation) distinguished from a...
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Examples (1-5 of 6)
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in its proper place
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his claim is connected with the deed proper
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I felt a proper fool
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three martlets proper
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he's proper stupid
Vocab List (1 of 12)
- proper
- ['prɑpɚ]
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- 1. 适用的;适合的;适宜的
- 2. 特有的;专门的(to):weather proper to April四月份特有的天气
- 3. 严密的;正确的
- 4. 固有的;本来的;真正的
- 5. 合乎体统的;体面的;正派的;规距的;正经的[常含夸张之意]
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