Clues for the word "PROPER"

We've had 56 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 104 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Mini crossword on March 11, 2026.

Definition of proper

a. - Belonging to one; one's own; individual.
a. - Belonging to the natural or essential constitution; peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his proper instincts and appetites.
a. - Befitting one's nature, qualities, etc.; suitable in all respect; appropriate; right; fit; decent; as, water is the proper element for fish; a proper dress.
a. - Becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome.
a. - Pertaining to one of a species, but not common to the whole; not appellative; -- opposed to common; as, a proper name; Dublin is the proper name of a city.
a. - Rightly so called; strictly considered; as, Greece proper; the garden proper.
a. - Represented in its natural color; -- said of any object used as a charge.
adv. - Properly; hence, to a great degree; very; as, proper good.