proper

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. correct, fastidious; suitable, becoming; decorous, demure, chaste, delicate; individual, special, limited, own, appropriate, pertinent, apropos, meet; seemly, befitting; equitable, fair, right, just. See rightness, speciality, elegance, expedience, justice.

Ant., improper.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Suitable]

Syn. fit, just, decent, fitting; see fit 1 , 2 .

2. [Conventional]

Syn. customary, usual, decorous; see conventional 1 , 2 .

3. [Prudish]

Syn. prim, precise, strait-laced; see prudish .

4. [Personal]

Syn. private, own, peculiar; see individual 1 .

See Synonym Study at fit .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

1. suitable appropriate, suited, befitting, apt, right, fit, apropos, correct, sensible.

2. seemly decent, genteel, polite, correct, *politically correct, mannerly, nice, decorous, acceptable, fitting, comme il faut, refined.

3. peculiar distinctive, distinguishing, own, individual, specific, personal.

ANT.: 1. unsuitable, ill-fitting, wrong. 2. unseemly, rude, impolite

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place: appropriate, apt, becoming, befitting, correct, felicitous, fit1, fitting, happy, meet2, right, tailor-made. See RIGHT. 2. Suited to one's end or purpose: appropriate, befitting, convenient, expedient, fit1, good, meet2, suitable, tailor-made, useful. See AGREE, GOOD. 3. Consistent with prevailing or accepted standards or circumstances: appropriate, deserved, due, fit1, fitting, just, merited, right, rightful, suitable. See RIGHT. 4. Conforming to accepted standards: becoming, befitting, comely, comme il faut, correct, decent, decorous, de ngueur, nice, respectable, right, seemly. See COURTESY. 5. In accordance with principles of right or good conduct: ethical, moral, principled, right, righteous, rightful, right-minded, virtuous. See RIGHT. 6. Marked by excessive concern for propriety and good form: bluenosed, genteel, old-maidish, precise, priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, strait-laced, stuffy, Victorian. Idiom: prim and proper. See PLAIN.