The Only Use of
propriety
in
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- For my man was a fellow that nobody could have to do with, a really damnable man; and the person that drew the cheque is the very pink of the proprieties, celebrated too, and (what makes it worse) one of your fellows who do what they call good.†
p. 7..6
Definition:
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(propriety) socially correct or appropriate behavior