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appropriately

/ʌpɹˈoʊpɹiɪtli/adverb5 syllables

Appropriately means: in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances.

Synonyms for appropriately13

adverb, as in in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances

suitably, fittingly, befittingly, fitly, properly, duly

also used for appropriately

compliantly, rightly, accordantly, accordingly, agreeably, becomingly, conformably

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Opposites of appropriately

inappropriately

What does appropriately mean?1

adverb

1

in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances“he was appropriately dressed”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Appropriately in a sentence

  • You must appropriately review the outcome of your bargain.feyero
  • Your big-toe nail is growing back appropriately.Amastan
  • I have to ask her to behave yourself appropriately to the situation.artemlyubchenko
  • In Japan, you need to separate your trash appropriately.Lumi
  • To be appropriately dressed in business attire, a man would wear a dark suit with a conservative tie.LB
  • Politics has its own unique jargon, and using it appropriately requires examples, especially for a non-native speaker.rul
  • I dressed appropriately for the occasion.Nuel
  • I'm not able to write appropriately.anzart

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