OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 7153

proper

/ˈpɹɔp.ə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
adecuado • proprio (disused)
Suitable.
The proper study of mankind is man.
the proper time to plant potatoes
conveniente • culterano • culto • educado • erudito • preciso • proprio (disused)
Suitable.
This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.[…]Indeed, all his features were in large mold, like the man himself, as though he had come from a day when s…
a very proper young lady
propio
Possessed, related.
a man so bold That dares do justice on my proper son
proper motion — proper left — proper right