Proper
Proper adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.
Sexy
Sexy adjective - Of, relating to, exciting, or expressing sexual attraction or desire.
Usage example: he found her new dress very sexy while still being tasteful
Both words in one sentence
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She's more sexy than proper because, well, she's France.
Source: Prim and Proper Bun -
All it takes are a single shave, a hair cut, a proper dinner, and a change of clothes for him to become sexy again.
Source: Film / Die Another Day -
Gaige offers to give it a proper personality at one point, a sexy action girl, but we don't know if she went through with it.
Source: Companion Cube
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