Word: properly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...something could not be done. Director Flexner telephoned to Quebec. Consultant Barach said: "Well, you might send me some fresh Serum No. I and II. I probably could get it here, but I'd like to have it on hand in case we find it is the proper treatment...
...test such as the Stanford Binet would be the one which all pupils would be subjected to. The Stanford Binet test varies for different ages. Some of the younger children, for example, are required to put a number of pictures in their proper succession, and do exercises of a like nature...
...admission policy was revised to conform to the new program and to make it a force for the proper selection of candidates. Students whose undergraduate records form a collection of unrelated courses, even if technical courses in education are included, will as longer be admitted...
Persons of fashion use a strange adjective for the things which they consider as belonging properly to their environment; such things they call "smart." Less polished people use an adjective which is far more descriptive of smart things: they use the word "ritzy." The word is from the proper noun, Ritz; Ritz is the name of the smartest chain of hotels in the world...
Other chambers of commerce might indeed come clamoring for a Ritz in their town. Knowing the principles of the founder of the Ritz Hotels, well-informed observers were sure such demands would be snubbed promptly and with proper severity...