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Proper

/ˈprɒpə/
Refers to something that is suitable or correct according to certain standards or rules.

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Examples:

'Because I thought it proper, Group Captain.'

Had us all proper fooled ye did."

My days here are not without proper enlivenment.

Etymology:

etymology
The word proper originates from Middle English, borrowed from Old French propre, which stems from Latin proprius, meaning own or particular to.

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