Both Uses of
proprietary
in
Catch-22
- 'This is a pretty good tree,' he observed admiringly with proprietary gratitude.†
Chpt 24 *
- He liked to encircle her ankle loosely with his fingers as he played cards with Nately, Dunbar and Hungry Joe, to lightly and lovingly caress the downy skin of her fair, smooth thigh with the backs of his nails or, dreamily, sensuously, almost unconsciously, slide his proprietary, respectful hand up the shell-like ridge of her spine beneath the elastic strap of the top of the two-piece bathing suit she always wore to contain and cover her tiny, long-nippled breasts.†
Chpt 30
Definition:
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(proprietary) describing something as owned -- such as a product protected by patent or a name protected by trademark
or:
showing characteristics of ownership