proper

/ˈprɒpər/ adjective

Definition

CORRECT [always before noun] › correct or suitable: the proper way to do something Please put those books back in the proper place.

REAL [always before noun] mainly UK › real and satisfactory: his first proper job You should eat some proper food instead of just sweets.

ACCEPTABLE › socially acceptable: It's not proper to interrupt someone when they're speaking.

MAIN [always after noun] › referring to the main or most important part of something: I live outside Cambridge - I don't live in the city proper.

(Definition of proper adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

false, not real or not legal

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