PROPERLY

PRO ·PER ·LY 3 syllables

B1 · Intermediate 📏 8 letters 🎲 Scrabble 15 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

adverb
  1. in the right manner
  2. indicating exactness or preciseness
  3. in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances

💬 Examples

  • "correctly"
  • "suitably"
  • "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"
  • "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"
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