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Synonyms for properly

Two senses of properly live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 2 senses · adverb

Sense 1 of 2adverbTier 3, Ridgeline

in the right manner

Please do your job properly!

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

decently

Same sentence, swapped: Please do your job decently!

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for properly as it is used in the sentence above.

precisely
improperly
perfectly

Sense 2 of 2adverbTier 3, Ridgeline

in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances

The contract was properly signed and witnessed by both parties.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

duly

Same sentence, swapped: The contract was duly signed and witnessed by both parties.

Close but different

decent
precisely
inappropriately

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