"proprement" meaning in French

See proprement in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /pʁɔ.pʁə.mɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-proprement.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-proprement.wav
Etymology: From propre + -ment. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|propre|-ment<id:adverbial>}} propre + -ment Head templates: {{fr-adv}} proprement
  1. properly
    Sense id: en-proprement-fr-adv-Pnt1NeTS Categories (other): French terms suffixed with -ment (adverbial) Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ment (adverbial): 42 58
  2. cleanly (in a way which is not dirty)
    Sense id: en-proprement-fr-adv-pXff-fp7 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ment (adverbial) Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ment (adverbial): 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: à proprement parler, proprement dit
Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0
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