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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 1

properly

adverb

Definition

in the right way

In a sentence

Wash your hands properly.

Similar words

  • correctly
  • appropriately

Why this word matters: properly appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.