Definition of proper

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Proper (a.) Befitting one's nature, qualities, etc.; suitable in all respect; appropriate; right; fit; decent; as, water is the proper element for fish; a proper dress..

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Glyoxime :: Glyoxime (n.) A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance, produced by the action of hydroxylamine on glyoxal, and belonging to the class of oximes; also, any one of a group of substances resembling glyoxime proper, and of which it is a type. See Oxime..
Dynamiter :: Dynamiter (n.) One who uses dynamite; esp., one who uses it for the destruction of life and property..
Duly :: Duly (adv.) In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it (anything) ought to be; properly; regularly..
Proper :: Proper (adv.) Properly; hence, to a great degree; very; as, proper good..
Will :: Will (v.) The legal declaration of a person's mind as to the manner in which he would have his property or estate disposed of after his death; the written instrument, legally executed, by which a man makes disposition of his estate, to take effect after his death; testament; devise. See the Note under Testament, 1..
Due :: Due (a.) Such as (a thing) ought to be; fulfilling obligation; proper; lawful; regular; appointed; sufficient; exact; as, due process of law; due service; in due time..
Possession :: Possession (n.) The thing possessed; that which any one occupies, owns, or controls; in the plural, property in the aggregate; wealth; dominion; as, foreign possessions..
Kelter :: Kelter (n.) Regular order or proper condition.
Alienor :: Alienor (n.) One who alienates or transfers property to another.
Elastic :: Elastic (a.) Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic; India rubber is elastic..
Debased :: Debased (a.) Turned upside down from its proper position; inverted; reversed.
Grant :: Grant (v. t.) The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.
Inadmissible :: Inadmissible (a.) Not admissible; not proper to be admitted, allowed, or received; as, inadmissible testimony; an inadmissible proposition, or explanation..
Sequestrator :: Sequestrator (n.) One to whom the keeping of sequestered property is committed.
Tautochronous :: Tautochronous (a.) Occupying the same time; pertaining to, or having the properties of, a tautochrone..
Affection :: Affection (n.) An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc. , are affections of bodies..
Substanceless :: Substance (v. t.) To furnish or endow with substance; to supply property to; to make rich.
Statistics :: Statistics (n.) Classified facts respecting the condition of the people in a state, their health, their longevity, domestic economy, arts, property, and political strength, their resources, the state of the country, etc., or respecting any particular class or interest; especially, those facts which can be stated in numbers, or in tables of numbers, or in any tabular and classified arrangement..
Phthalimide :: Phthalimide (n.) An imido derivative of phthalic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance, C6H4.(CO)2NH, which has itself (like succinimide) acid properties, and forms a series of salts. Cf. Imido acid, under Imido..
Misyoke :: Misyoke (v. t.) To yoke improperly.
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