English dictionary: words starting with proper

adjective

Denoting something that is truly what it is said or regarded to be; genuine.

Usage examples:

She's never had a proper job

adverb

Satisfactorily or correctly.

Usage examples:

My eyes were all blurry and i couldn't see proper

noun

The part of a church service that varies with the season or feast.

Usage examples:

We go to the high mass, with plainsong propers sung by the ritual choir

Marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

noun

A protein present in the blood, involved in the body's response to certain kinds of infection.

Usage examples:

It has developed proprietary monoclonal antibodies to properdin that are potent in vitro and in viv…

adjective

= properispomenon .

noun

A word having a circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable.

adjective

Having a circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable.

adverb

Correctly or satisfactorily.

Usage examples:

Ensuring the work is carried out properly

noun

The part of a church service that varies with the season or feast.

Usage examples:

We go to the high mass, with plainsong propers sung by the ritual choir

adjective

Denoting something that is truly what it is said or regarded to be; genuine.

Usage examples:

She's never had a proper job

adverb

Satisfactorily or correctly.

Usage examples:

My eyes were all blurry and i couldn't see proper

adjective

(of a person or group) owning property and land, especially in large amounts.

Usage examples:

A propertied country gentleman

noun

A thing or things belonging to someone; possessions collectively.

Usage examples:

She wanted oliver and his property out of her flat

noun

A thing or things belonging to someone; possessions collectively.

Usage examples:

She wanted oliver and his property out of her flat

adjective

Used for referring to people who own land, houses, etc.

Usage examples:

The property-owning classes feel angry that the budget did not help them in any way.

adjective

Especially of a person, or a group or class of people: devoid of property; having no property. also occasionally as noun (with the): propertyless people as a class.

noun

The state or condition of property ownership or of being a property owner.