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Proper

Belonging to one; one's own; individual.

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Similar meaning 36

Appropriate 84% connected

Set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.

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Appropriate 84% connected

Set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.

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Becoming 84% connected

of Become

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Becoming 84% connected

of Become

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Comely 84% connected

Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; well-proportioned; good-looking; handsome.

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Comely 84% connected

Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; well-proportioned; good-looking; handsome.

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Correct 84% connected

Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…

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Correct 84% connected

Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…

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Decent 84% connected

Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language.

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Decent 84% connected

Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language.

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Decorous 84% connected

Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion; marked with decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting; as, a decorous speech; decoro…

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Decorous 84% connected

Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion; marked with decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting; as, a decorous speech; decoro…

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Fitting 84% connected

of Fit

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Fitting 84% connected

of Fit

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Priggish 84% connected

Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical.

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Priggish 84% connected

Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical.

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Prim 84% connected

The privet.

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Prim 84% connected

The privet.

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Prudish 84% connected

Like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly severe in virtue; as, a prudish woman; prudish manners.

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Prudish 84% connected

Like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly severe in virtue; as, a prudish woman; prudish manners.

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Puritanical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.

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Puritanical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.

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Real 84% connected

A small Spanish silver coin; also, a denomination of money of account, formerly the unit of the Spanish monetary system.

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Real 84% connected

A small Spanish silver coin; also, a denomination of money of account, formerly the unit of the Spanish monetary system.

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Right 84% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Right 84% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Seemly 84% connected

Suited to the object, occasion, purpose, or character; suitable; fit; becoming; comely; decorous.

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Seemly 84% connected

Suited to the object, occasion, purpose, or character; suitable; fit; becoming; comely; decorous.

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Specific 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties of a thing which constitute i…

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Specific 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties of a thing which constitute i…

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Square-toed 84% connected

Having the toe square.

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Square-toed 84% connected

Having the toe square.

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Strait-laced 84% connected

Bound with stays.

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Strait-laced 84% connected

Bound with stays.

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Victorian 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the reign of Queen Victoria of England; as, the Victorian poets.

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Victorian 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the reign of Queen Victoria of England; as, the Victorian poets.

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Derivationally related 2

Properness 74% connected

The quality of being proper.

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Properness 74% connected

The quality of being proper.

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See also 10

Appropriate 66% connected

Set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.

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Appropriate 66% connected

Set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.

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Correct 66% connected

Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…

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Correct 66% connected

Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Decent 66% connected

Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language.

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Decent 66% connected

Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language.

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Decorous 66% connected

Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion; marked with decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting; as, a decorous speech; decoro…

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Decorous 66% connected

Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion; marked with decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting; as, a decorous speech; decoro…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Right 66% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Right 66% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Properness 66% connected

The quality of being proper.

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Properness 66% connected

The quality of being proper.

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Propriety 66% connected

Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal title; property.

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Propriety 66% connected

Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal title; property.

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Synonym 1

Right 92% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Antonym 2

Improper 94% connected

Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper…

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Improper 94% connected

Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper…

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