English Explanatory Dictionary

properly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a proper manner, appropriately, suitably; correctly, justifiably
  2. individually; in one's own manner.
  3. Entirely; extremely; thoroughly.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹɒpəli/ /ˈpɹɒpli/ /ˈpɹɑpɚli/ en-us-properly.ogg /ˈpɹɒpɚli/ /ˈpɹɔpəli/ [ˈpɹɔ̟pəli] /ˈpɾɔpəɾle/ /-lɪ/ /-li/

Word forms

properly more properly most properly

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin propriusbor. Anglo-Norman proprebor. Middle English propre English proper Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English properly From proper + -ly.

Synonyms

compliantly duly rightly accordantly accordingly agreeably appropriately becomingly conformably consistently fitly properly suitably independently singly uniquely absolutely abstractedly abstractly apart discretely individually separately serely severally sunderling sunderly together downright quite well and truly all-out tout à fait all the way blind altogether at large at length cap-a-pie categorically completely detailly entirely exhaustively finally first and last flat-out flat out from aardvark to zymurgy from A to Z from head to toe from soup to nuts from stem to stern from the rooter to the tooter from top to bottom from top to toe fully handsomely heartily head to foot

Derived words

improperly
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