1. | properly - in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" improperly - in an improper way; "he checked whether the wound had healed improperly" |
1. correctly, rightly, fittingly, appropriately, legitimately, accurately, suitably, aptly, deservedly, as intended, in the true sense, in the accepted or approved manner The debate needs to be conducted properly.
correctly wrongly, incorrectly, improperly, inappropriately, inaccurately, unsuitably, inaptly, unfittingly
2. | properly - with reason or justice |
2. politely, respectfully, ethically, decently, respectably, decorously, punctiliously It's about time that brat learned to behave properly.
politely badly, improperly, indecently, unethically, disrespectfully, impolitely, indecorously
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1. [especially British English]correctly, or in a way that is considered right [= right American English]
- The brakes don't seem to be working properly.
- Then he's not doing his job properly.
- Parents should teach their children to behave properly in public.
- properly trained staff
- Is the chicken properly defrosted?
- The allegations were never properly investigated.
- Documents properly belonging to the family were taken away.
- properly speaking: [British English] (=really)
It isn't, properly speaking, a real science.
- quite(very/perfectly) properly:
People are, quite properly, proud of their homes.
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