Definition of proper

• marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
• limited to the thing specified; "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper"
• appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a persons character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"; "he is not a suitable husband for her"