Backward and Proper

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Backward adjective - Directed, turned, or done toward the back.

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Proper and backward are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proper" instead an adjective "Backward".

Proper adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.

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Backward and proper are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backward" instead an adjective "Proper".

Nearby Words: property, properly

The technologically backward New Republic wanted their flagship to look like a proper warship instead, and so gave it a more attractive shape.

Source: Standard Human Spaceship

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