“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. […]
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Properest
Synonyms for "properest" (5 found)
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Closest matches (1)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (2)
Related words (2)
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4 entriesappropriate choiceethical conductfitting optionproper etiquette
Collocations
6 entriesproper conductproper contextproper nounproper orderproper procedureproper use
Inflections
2 entriesmore propermost proper
Derivations
3 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
[…] Mr. Rushworth discovered that the properest thing to be done, was for him to walk down to the Parsonage directly, and call on Mr. Crawford, and inquire whether Wednesday would suit him or not.
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