properly

How many syllables in properly?

  385247196 syllables

Divide properly into syllables:   prop-er-ly
Stressed syllable in properly:   prop-er-ly
How to say properly:

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Synonyms for properly


1 syllable
  • right
  • well
  • we'll
3 syllables
  • by the book
  • correctly
  • fittingly
  • suitably
  • civilly
  • decently
  • lawfully
4 syllables
  • as it should be
  • respectably
5 syllables
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