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properly
adverb
us/ˈprɑp·ər·li/

properlyadverb (SUITABLY)

in a way that is right for a particular situation; suitably:
If the plants are tended properly, they’ll thrive in this climate.

properlyadverb (CORRECTLY)

in a way that is considered to be correct; correctly:
To learn to speak a language properly, you have to live in the country where that language is spoken.

properlyadverb (ACCEPTABLY)

in a way that follows socially acceptable standards:
I expect you to behave properly at the restaurant.

Examples of properly

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However, such displays of anger may be diagnosed as pathological if not properly understood.
In order to cover discretizations of this type too, the above framework has to be properly extended.
His father, anxious to see his son properly married, seconded the offer.
An actual physical system needs to be stable in order to function properly.
In order to discretize the fundamental laws of electromagnetism properly, it is important to appreciate their link with differential geometry and algebraic topology (cohomology theory).
By properly synthesizing some of these methods, we can build a customized methodology.
He was merely to present the facts, and hope that others would use them properly and for moral reform.
The main thrust of contemporary evolutionary biology has been to place the emphasis on the individual (or more properly still, the gene).
Despite these examples, the dynamic semantics behaves properly on well-typed programs (as we will prove).
Every triggering step properly decreases the number of delay expressions whereas no other step does.
Without it, variables which occur more than once must be properly synchronised by the fusion method when a fold is required.
The encoding of message passing in section 2 must be generalized to interact properly with subtyping.
Once these questions are properly answered, a list of symptoms or methods of detection of each failure mode is formulated for safe operation.
However, it is necessary to properly choose the transmission ratios between phalanxes.
Legislatures rightfully and properly take a lot of time to examine all sides of every question.
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