as in properly
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Recent Examples of primly
On Next Generation, the crew members of the Enterprise are all heterosexual and most primly single.
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Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primly
Adverb
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Slices of cold roast beef, beautiful and rare, come attended by a snowy blob of properly sinus-clearing horseradish cream, with a pickled black walnut on top like the cherry on a sundae and a crumbly wedge of cheddar.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Slot is a good communicator who tries to properly answer every question, slipping in the occasional attempt at humour.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Now, Okorie wasn’t the best finisher at the rim — in large part because defenses could gear up to specifically slow him down — and only shot the ball decently from deep, but his wiggle and creativity with the ball in his hands stands out even in a deep class of lead guards.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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Part of his early issues were a result of playing alongside three rookies — Kenneth Grant, Jordan Phillips and Zeek Biggers — who all struggled early, but played decently late.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Primly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primly. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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