Proper and Ready

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

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

Nearby Words: property, properly

Ready adjective - Being in a state of fitness for some experience or action.

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Proper and ready are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Proper" instead an adjective "Ready".

Nearby Words: readiness, readily, readying, readied

In Changes Lea promises Harry to give Susan a good and proper burial Harry believed she was worthy of and would even take Harry there when he was ready.

Source: Due to the Dead
In fact, the ninja mooks are aspirants to be "proper" shinobi; if they can survive trying to be "stealthy" in the worst way possible for a year, then they're ready to learn how to do it right.

Source: Ninja
On a similar note, the promotional artwork for the cartoon depicts Mega Man as ready to tear someone's spine out (or at least punch their lights out), and made him far more ripped than he was in the series proper.

Source: American Kirby is Hardcore

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