Crossword-Solution: PROPER
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Proper | a. | Belonging to one; one's own; individual. |
| Proper | a. | Belonging to the natural or essential constitution; peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his proper instincts and appetites. |
| 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. |
| Proper | a. | Becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome. |
| Proper | a. | Pertaining to one of a species, but not common to the whole; not appellative; -- opposed to common; as, a proper name; Dublin is the proper name of a city. |
| Proper | a. | Rightly so called; strictly considered; as, Greece proper; the garden proper. |
| Proper | a. | Represented in its natural color; -- said of any object used as a charge. |
| Proper | adv. | Properly; hence, to a great degree; very; as, proper good. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| PROPER | anagram | PERPRO, PROPRE, REPROP |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
EAERT
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with PROPER (5)
The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or Duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person.
And while I do not choose now to specify particular acts of Congress as proper to be enforced, I do suggest that it will be much safer for all, both in official and private stations, to conform to and abide by all those acts which stand unrepealed, than to violate any of them, trusting to find impunity in having them held to be unConstitutional.
Had he waited on the rising ground till the proper hour he and his men would probably have been butchered; and in judging him it is only fair to take this into account.
Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench Of that forgetful Lake benumme not still, That in our proper motion we ascend Up to our native seat: descent and fall To us is adverse.
Seeing a thrush sitting upon a tree, he wished to take it, and fitting his twigs to a proper length, watched intently, having his whole thoughts directed towards the sky.
Quotes with PROPER (3)
Every organized religion holds that certain behaviors, rituals, personalities, places, and/or books are sacred. These organized teachings are proper in their own place, but they are mere options for the one infused with devotion. To such a one, God is direct and spontaneous, providing him with an immediate source of guidance and direction. His relationship with God is not mediated through anyone or anything. (104)
... the proper self-knowledge and self-love of every created thing is ipso facto a participation in the knowledge and love of God. The entire universe moves by desire for the Highest Good simply because every part of it loves what God loves - namely, its own being.
Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 54 times in crossword archives (1948–2025).