Cheap and Proper

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Cheap adjective - Costing little.

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

Nearby Words: cheapen, cheaply, cheapness

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

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

Nearby Words: property, properly

When they discovered that Deadly Premonition of all things actually rendered proper, animated sheets (albeit cheap-looking ones), Pat was floored.

Source: There Are No Bedsheets
It also earns points for using rape as a proper plot device, and not just for cheap drama.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Warrior Cats
Death Is Cheap: Thanks to everything in the universe being comprised of the Timestream, fallen characters, both good and evil, can be brought back through proper manipulation of it.

Source: Video Game / Half-Minute Hero

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