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Properly vs Definitely - What's the difference?

properly | definitely |

As adverbs the difference between properly and definitely

is that properly is in a proper manner while definitely is without question and beyond doubt.

properly

English

Alternative forms

* proprely

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • in a proper manner
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  • (obsolete) individually; in one's own manner
    • Now herkenyth how I bar me properly . — Chaucer.

    definitely

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Without question and beyond doubt.
    • The mother definitely has love for her child.
  • In a definite manner; decisively.
  • * Nikolai Gogol, The Nose (in translation)
    • And the Nose definitely turned away.