Good enough
Good enough adjective - Adequately good for the circumstances.
Proper and good enough are semantically related. in appropriate topic. In some cases you can use "Proper" instead an adjective phrase "Good enough", when it comes to topics like suitable, respectable.
Proper
Proper adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.
Good enough and proper are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Good enough" instead an adjective "Proper".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Her dad died right in front of her, her mother and sister will never think she's good enough, and then there's the pesky priest who won't stop bugging her to confess her sins and feel guilty like a proper Catholic.
Source: Break The Cutie / Live-Action TV - The only guy using baseballs (who was good enough to play pro in the 20th century, which means it's a 90+ mph fastball) decides to join the military after graduation, so he never has to face THAT kind of situation without a proper weapon.
Source: I Know Madden Kombat -
Take That: A minor example where the Doctor vents that he wouldn't be having this problem with a non-impressionist, proper painter when Vincent's sketch of the Krafayis isn't good enough to work with the Doctor's alien profiling device.
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