[only before noun] (especially British English) right, appropriate or correct; according to the rules. We should have had a proper discussion before voting. Proper noun noun · Proper fraction noun · Properly adverb

1[only before noun] right, appropriate, or correct; according to the rules We should have had a proper discussion before voting. · 2socially and morally ...

Of a person: behaving according to social norms or polite usage; decorous, well-mannered; correct, respectable (occasionally with implication of stiff formality) ...

There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb proper. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is now ...

a word that is the name of a person, a place, an institution, etc. and is written with a capital letter, for example Tom, Mrs Jones, Rome, Texas, the Rhine, ...

​a fraction that is less than one, with the bottom number greater than the top number, for example ¼ or ⅝ compare improper fraction. Want to learn more?

a word that is the name of a person, a place, an institution, etc. and is written with a capital letter, for example Tom, Mrs. Jones, Rome, Texas, ...

properly · ​. (especially British English) in a way that is correct and/or appropriate. How much money do we need to do the job properly? · ​in a way that is ...

​. accurate or true, without any mistakes synonym right. Do you have the correct time? · ​. right and suitable, so that something is done as it should be done.

1in a way that is correct and/or appropriate How much money do we need to do the job properly? The television isn't working properly.