Properest
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 superlative form of proper: most proper. form-of, nonstandard, superlative
"“Very probably,” answered Partridge; “but if the top of the hill be properest to produce melancholy thoughts, I suppose the bottom is the likeliest to produce merry ones, and these I take to be much the better of the two. […]"
Example
More examples"“Very probably,” answered Partridge; “but if the top of the hill be properest to produce melancholy thoughts, I suppose the bottom is the likeliest to produce merry ones, and these I take to be much the better of the two. […]"