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propriety
/prəˈpraɪəti/
noun
przyzwoitość
Also
poprawność(f)stosowność(f)
Definition
The quality of being appropriate or correct in behavior or morals; the customs and manners of polite society.
Examples
He was careful to observe the proprieties of the occasion.
Uważał, aby zachować przyzwoitość stosowną do okazji.
She questioned the propriety of his actions.
Zakwestionowała stosowność jego działań.
Synonyms
Collocations
sense of proprietypublic proprietyobserve propriety
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