The Only Use
proprietary
in
The Great Gatsby
(Edited)
- She came in with such a proprietary haste, and looked around so possessively at the furniture that I wondered if she lived here.
p. 30.3proprietary = showing characteristics of ownership
Definitions:
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(1)
(proprietary) relating to ownership, or something that is owned and controlled by a specific person or company
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)