Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Properly \Prop"er*ly\, adv.
   1. In a proper manner; suitably; fitly; strictly; rightly;
      as, a word properly applied; a dress properly adjusted.
      --Milton.

   2. Individually; after one's own manner. [Obs.]

            Now, harkeneth, how I bare me properly. --Chaucer.

Source : WordNet®

properly
     adv 1: in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't
            you carry me decent?" [syn: {decently}, {decent}, {in
            good order}, {right}, {the right way}] [ant: {improperly}]
     2: with reason or justice [syn: {by rights}]