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adjective as in suitable

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able, applicable, apt, au fait, becoming, befitting, capable, competent, desired, felicitous, fit, happy, just, meet, qualified, right, suited, true

adjective as in mannerly, decent

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becoming, befitting, by the book, by the numbers, comely, comme il faut, conforming, de rigueur, decorous, demure, genteel, in line, kosher, nice, priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, punctilious, puritanical, refined, right, seemly, solid, square, stone, straight, strait-laced, stuffy

adjective as in conventional, correct

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absolute, accepted, arrant, complete, consummate, customary, decorous, established, free of error, on the button, on the nose, on the right track, on-target, orthodox, out-and-out, right, unmistaken, utter

adjective as in individual, personal

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"It feels like they're back in their proper place," Ben said.

Around 30 pupils had received dresses and suits, with teenagers getting the "proper boutique experience", Mr Stephenson added.

"We must have a proper review and review which site is best in Cardiff, and how to manage the really sensitive ecology of Bute Park."

"She felt it wouldn't be a proper send-off without saying thank you to Birmingham," he said.

In an undated interview taped by her manager, she advised young performers to “first and foremost, get proper training” in voice and diction.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.