Proper and Trained

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Proper adjective - Meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation.

Usage example: you'll need to have a proper diet if you want to lose weight

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

Nearby Words: property, properly

Trained adjective - Shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form.

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Proper and trained are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Proper" instead an adjective "Trained".

Nearby Words: train, training, trainee, trainer

Investigative staff should be trained, at minimum, in proper police procedure and be capable of giving descriptions in helpful full sentences instead of vague "I saw it" or Purple Prose.

Source: Just For Fun / If I Am Ever Head of an Alien Monitoring Agency
Characters specializing in the Throwing skill in Jagged Alliance 2 can be trained as one of these after they're given a proper supply of grenades.

Source: Throw Down the Bomblet
Self-Surgery: Bob's initial patchup, though unusually he follows it up by seeking proper attention from a (semi-)trained nurse.

Source: Film / Shooter

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