Proprietousness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Proprietousness is a noun meaning (rare) The state of being proprietous or proper; properness.
Meaning
(rare) The state of being proprietous or proper; properness.
Example Sentences
The inappropriate disapproval of this infantile innocence by the virginal proprietousness of a Gerty MacDowell--another prudish character whose nature proves irrepressible--is seen in the final image.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include properness, property, propriety, proprietariness, proprietorship, possessoriness.
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