| ADVERB | all | properly, decently, decent, right | in the right manner |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | properly, precisely, exactly, just | indicating exactness or preciseness | |
| all | properly, appropriately, suitably, fittingly, befittingly, fitly, duly | in an appropriate manner |
| Sounds | praa'perliy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | In the right manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "please do your job properly!" | |
| Synonyms | decently, decent, right | |
| Opposite | improperly | In an improper way |
| Adjectives | proper | marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness |
| proper | appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs | |
| Meaning | Indicating exactness or preciseness. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | precisely, exactly, just | |
| Spanish | exactamente, precisamente | |
| Catalan | just | |
| Meaning | In an appropriate manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | appropriately, suitably, fittingly, befittingly, fitly, duly | |
| Opposite | inappropriately, unsuitably | In an inappropriate manner |
| Spanish | apropiadamente, convenientemente, propiamente | |
| Catalan | apropiadament | |
| Adjectives | proper | marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness |
| proper | appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs | |
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