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properest

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

superlative form of proper: most proper.

form-of, nonstandard, superlative

Examples

““Very probably,” answered Partridge; “but if the top of the hill be properest to produce⟳ melancholy thoughts, I suppose⟳ the bottom is the likeliest to produce⟳ merry ones, and these I take⟳ to be much the better of the two. […]”
“[…] Mr. Rushworth discovered that the properest thing to be done, was for him to walk⟳ down to the Parsonage directly, and call⟳ on Mr. Crawford, and inquire whether Wednesday would suit⟳ him or not.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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