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Properly

/ˈprɒpəli/
In an appropriate or correct manner satisfying accepted standards.

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Examples:

Please wash your hands properly before eating.Make sure the machine is working properly.

Etymology:

etymology
Derived from the Middle English properly, borrowed from Old French proper meaning (belonging to oneself, own) and originally from Latin proprius (ones own').

Usage Statistics:

29 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
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