Adj. | 1. | proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" Antonyms: improper - not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication" |
2. | proper - limited to the thing specified; "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper" | |
3. | proper - appropriate for a condition or occasion; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position" | |
4. | proper - having all the qualities typical of the thing specified; "wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack"; "he finally has a proper job" |
PROPER. That which is essential, suitable, adapted, and correct.
2. Congress is authorized by art, 1, s. 8, of the constitution of the
United States, "to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper, for
carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by
this constitution of the United States, in any department. or officer
thereof." See Necessary and Proper.