Proper
Proper adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.
Respected and proper are semantically related in respectable topic. In some cases you can use "Respected" instead an adjective "Proper".
Respected
Respected adjective - Having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge.
Proper and respected are semantically related in respectable topic. Sometimes you can use "Proper" instead an adjective "Respected".
Both words in one sentence
- Son of a respected Helic army officer who died in an incident some time before the series proper began.
Source: Characters / Zoids - Get Scared (along with Enter Shikari, easily one of the more respected bands here largely because they're clearly influenced by proper emo bands, especially The Used)
Source: Screamo Music - Kate Chopin, an otherwise respected author whose work is often used as School Study Media, had a terrible habit of killing off characters she couldn't write a proper ending for.
Source: The Plot Reaper
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