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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
Example:
I met the junior senator from Illinois and I was duly impressed
Synonyms:
appropriately; befittingly; duly; fitly; fittingly; properly; suitably
Classified under:
Pertainym:
proper (appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs)
proper (marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Indicating exactness or preciseness
Example:
Properly speaking, all true work is religion.
Synonyms:
exactly; just; precisely; properly
Classified under:
Sense 3
Meaning:
In the right manner; correctly; suitably
Example:
can't you carry me decent?
Synonyms:
decent; decently; properly; right
Classified under:
Adverbs
Antonym:
improperly (in an improper way)
Pertainym:
proper (appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs)
proper (marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness)
Context examples:
But you will be, if he comes back and goes properly down on his knees, won't you?
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
People with type 2 diabetes whose beta cells don't work properly have to inject insulin to keep their blood glucose levels stable.
(New Potential Approach Found to Type 2 Diabetes Treatment, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Such an agent is likely to alter the pattern of treatment of the disease and can be safely administered by properly trained physicians without specialized supportive care facilities.
(Group C/Treatment IND Protocol, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by an inability to properly metabolize glucose.
(Glucose Intolerance, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
And she only wanted to know how far, after what had passed, an apology might properly be received by her.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
Even if you use them properly, many chemicals can still harm human health and the environment.
(Hazardous Waste, Environmental Protection Agency)
This prevents these organs from working properly.
(Gaucher's Disease, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Researchers think brain circuits may not work properly in people who have OCD.
(Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, NIH: National Institute of Mental Health)
However, those taken from HSD mice did not dilate properly when stimulated to do so.
(Hold the salt: gut reaction may impair the brains of mice, National Institutes of Health)
Used properly, antibiotics can save lives.
(Antibiotics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
