proprietously en · ADV
Etymology
From proprietous + -ly.
Meanings
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In a proprietous or proper manner or way; properly.
Here, framed in neutral gray or fading magenta cardboard, were handsome grinning men and proprietously somber women.
1975, Lois Karen Baldwin, Down on Bugger Run: Family Group and the Social Base of Folklore, page 7:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more proprietously | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most proprietously | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |