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Meanings of very proper in English

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Usage of very proper in English
1
She was very proper and shy in some ways, verbally at least.
The kiss
2
She was played by this very proper, older English actress, Rita Davies.
The Guardian
3
He is an old-school banker typical of his generation and very proper.
Reuters
4
I consider you a very proper and delightful person to live with.
Purple Springs
5
You have this new and very proper desire to become thoroughly domesticated.
Happy Pollyooly: The Rich Little Poor Girl
6
It was very proper, of course, and I do not blame you.
Gerfaut — Volume 1
7
He showed a very proper spirit in punching that young cub's head.
Press Cuttings
8
A very proper sentiment, said William, with his eye on the candlestick.
The Yeoman Adventurer
9
He despised Luke, and Clarice seemed a very proper match for him.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 06, April, 1858 / A Magazin...
10
My very proper and punctilious mother, too, has been scoring me lately.
Leah Mordecai: A Novel
11
George Jones turned out to be a very proper, somewhat tight-lipped man.
Ghosts
12
So far as externals went, Mr. Delaney was a very proper man.
Confession; Or, The Blind Heart. A Domestic Story
13
Fringer is a very proper man-there ain't a properer und-akerin England.
J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 3 / The Haunted Baronet (1...
14
And yes, yes, 'external' is a very proper term for it.
The lies of locke lamora
15
At this crisis his lordship had made a very proper and theatrical start.
Rattlin the Reefer
16
You spoke once before to very proper purpose; I have not forgotten that.
The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale
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Very proper through the time
Very proper across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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