Definitions for properly
prop·er·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. properly, decently, decent, in good order, right, the right wayadverb

   in the right manner

   "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"

2. by rights, properlyadverb

   with reason or justice

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. properlyadverb

   in a proper manner

2. properlyadverb

   individually; in one's own manner

   Now herkenyth how I bar me properly. uE000151315uE001 Chaucer.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Properlyadverb

   Etymology: from proper.

   1. Fitly; suitably.2. In a strict sense.

   What dies but what has life
   And sin? the body properly hath neither. John Milton.

   The miseries of life are not properly owing to the unequal distribution of things. Jonathan Swift.

   There is a sense in which the works of every man, good as well as bad, are properly his own. John Rogers.

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1. properly

   Properly refers to the correct, appropriate, or suitable way of doing something. It describes any action that conforms to accepted standards, rules, or expectations. It implies appropriate behavior or conduct within a specific context, situation, or environment.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Properlyadverb

   in a proper manner; suitably; fitly; strictly; rightly; as, a word properly applied; a dress properly adjusted

2. Properlyadverb

   individually; after one's own manner

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'properly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2034

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'properly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1030

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'properly' in Adverbs Frequency: #159

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce properly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say properly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of properly in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of properly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of properly in a Sentence

1. Elijah Cummings:

   I don't want anybody to be confused that the issue of police and community is one part of a broader set of issues, our children need to be properly educated. They need to be trained so that they can get jobs and be functional.

2. An FDA spokesperson:

   Completion of these reviews involves such things as ensuring that the manufacturing process and the controls on manufacturing are appropriate, checking statistical analyses performed to ensure that they were done properly, and doing additional analyses, as necessary, to look at the effect of the vaccine on subsets of individuals who might be at greater risk of adverse effects.

3. Sean Moss:

   I'm not anti-union, i understand that a properly run union can benefit people. We will be that union.

4. Bernie Ecclestone:

   If you're going to try and explain it to the public properly, it's not just a case of 'Okay, the guy was the last one, bye-bye', we'll have to deal with it. I've told the FIA this and asked them what they'd like to do with it but the bottom line is there's not a lot they can do with it because we do all the timekeeping.

5. Mark Denham:

   We have not done anything yet but it is top of our agenda to sit down and decide whether the baby has been thrown out with the bath water, when you list all the problems, you do wonder how this system is ever going to recover properly. But we do need a functioning banking system, and one or two valuations are starting to look appealing enough to persuade us to ride out the uncertainty.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=properly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Properly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=properly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/properly
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=properly