Brave and Proper

Brave

Brave adjective - Feeling or displaying no fear by temperament.

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

Nearby Words: bravery, bravely, braved, braving

Proper

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

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

Nearby Words: property, properly

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making Through the rest of the first book she wonders if she is brave enough to be a proper heroine.
  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold had a lot of these, mostly in the Cold Opens, but many times as a way to start or end the story proper.
  • Yuri himself gets his own, "proper" Lancer in the form of Karol; who is much more cautious and cowardly than Yuri is, but has a more idealistic sense of right and wrong and ultimately develops into a brave leader while Yuri continues to fight in the shadows of other people.
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