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good and proper

good and proper adverb: decidedly; thoroughly.

Adverb

good and proper (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) decidedly; thoroughly
    • You messed that up good and proper!

Questions about good and proper

What does good and proper mean?
Good and proper means decidedly; thoroughly.
What part of speech is good and proper?
Good and proper is an adverb.

Words near good and proper in the dictionary

  1. Goochland
  2. Goochland County
  3. good
  4. good afternoon
  5. good and
  6. good and proper
  7. good article
  8. good articles
  9. good artists copy, great artists steal
  10. good as gold
  11. good as new

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