quite proper

Frequency: 7.014.1 per million words

Means to a significant degree proper; fairly proper.

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Examples (10)

  • It was considered quite proper for the host to introduce the guests.
  • The committee found his behavior to be quite proper under the circumstances.
  • Is it quite proper to wear a hat inside the cathedral?
  • She thought it quite proper to send a thank-you note immediately.
  • The judge ruled that the police procedure had been quite proper.
  • In Victorian times, it was quite proper for a lady to be accompanied.
  • They followed a quite proper sequence of events during the ceremony.
  • It is quite proper that you should be informed of these changes.
  • The use of formal titles was deemed quite proper for the occasion.
  • I don't think it's quite proper to discuss such private matters here.