PROPER

• (adj.) marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

  "proper medical treatment", "proper manners"

• (adj.) appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs

  "everything in its proper place", "the right man for the job", "she is not suitable for the position"

  synonyms : right

• (adj.) limited to the thing specified

  "the city proper", "his claim is connected with the deed proper"

• (adj.) having all the qualities typical of the thing specified

  "wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack", "he finally has a proper job"

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