proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom.

Proper is an adjective that describes something that is appropriate, adheres to polite behavior, or is correct. Proper is also used in grammar to refer to nouns that identify specific people, places, or things.

Define proper. proper synonyms, proper pronunciation, proper translation, English dictionary definition of proper. adj. 1. Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting: the proper knife for cutting …

PROPER definition: 1. real, satisfactory, suitable, or correct: 2. showing standards of behaviour that are socially…. Learn more.

Something proper is correct or right. There's a proper fork to use for salad, and a proper way to dress for a wedding. Things that are proper fit the situation — they're the right thing to do, because of custom …

You use proper to describe things that you consider to be real and satisfactory rather than inadequate in some way. Two out of five people lack a proper job. I always cook a proper evening meal.

Definition of proper adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [only before noun] (especially British English) right, appropriate or correct; according to the rules. We should have had a …

2 days ago · Accurate, strictly applied. Excellent, of high quality; such as the specific person or thing should ideally be.

To make proper; adorn. Special; peculiar; belonging to a species or individual and to nothing else; springing from the peculiar nature of a given species or individual; particularly suited to or befitting …

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: proper /ˈprɒpə/ adj (usually prenominal) appropriate or suited for some purpose: in its proper place correct in behaviour or conduct …