proper
• adjective 1 truly what something is said or regarded to be; genuine. 2 after a noun strictly so called: the World Cup proper. 3 suitable or appropriate; correct. 4 respectable, especially excessively so. 5 (proper to) belonging or relating exclusively to. 6 Heraldry in the natural colours. • adverb Brit. informal or dialect thoroughly. — ORIGIN Old French propre, from Latin proprius ‘one’s own, special’.
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