prop‧er‧ly S1 W2 / prɒpəli $ prɑpərli / 副词

1 especially British English correctly, or in a way that is considered right 同义词 right American English :

The brakes don’t seem to be working properly.

Then he’s not doing his job properly.

Parents should teach their children to behave properly in public.

properly trained staff

2 especially British English completely or fully 同义词 thoroughly :

Is the chicken properly defrosted?

The allegations were never properly investigated.

3 formal really :

Documents properly belonging to the family were taken away.

properly speaking British English (= really )

It isn’t, properly speaking, a real science.

4 used to say that someone is right to do something 同义词 rightly

quite/very/perfectly properly

People are, quite properly, proud of their homes.