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properly
adverb
in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- P
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- ROPERL
- Scrabble score
- 15
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈpɹɑ.pɚ.li
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adverb
in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
“he was appropriately dressed”
adverb
indicating exactness or preciseness
“he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do”
adverb
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
“please do your job properly!”
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Example Sentences
he was appropriately dressed
If you don't behave properly, you'll have to leave!
I met the junior senator from Illinois and I was duly impressed
he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do
it was just as he said — the jewel was gone
it has just enough salt
{'source': 'Thomas Carlyle', 'text': 'Properly speaking, all true work is religion.'}
please do your job properly!
can't you carry me decent?
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