appropriately
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3.5
- adverb
- /əˈproʊpriətli/
:
adecuadamente
- Reaching old age is a reward for behaving appropriately and for having a good character during life.
- behave appropriately
- respond appropriately
- use appropriately
I think that HGH, if prescribed appropriately, can be beneficial.
- I think that HGH, if prescribed appropriately, can be beneficial.
- You've got to go make them act appropriately during the lunch.
- If you can't come to work and function appropriately, stay home.
- But once you do set up your tree appropriately, your life is much simpler.
- Which is why I did not appropriately pack clothing and boots.
- See, listen, your brain needs to be rewarded appropriately when you achieve something.
- The FDA is appropriately very cautious.
- And I think that people got really appropriately scared.
- So we had to make sure that the birthing charts were appropriately done so it wouldn't happen.
- I believe that we haven't been able to test muscle size appropriately.
- And so, you know, all the, the moisture content is retained appropriately.
- But you need to recognize where to file that appropriately.
Examples
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If you can't come to work and function appropriately, stay home.
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Mei-Lei, I would like to arrive more appropriately dressed.
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And if you plan appropriately, you can pretty much avoid the tax.
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But decisions of this sort cannot be made appropriately without understanding what justice requires.
Academic text (2011) -
But once you do set up your tree appropriately, your life is much simpler.
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Leadership in these organizations must be flexible and able to respond quickly and appropriately to the rapid changes.
Academic text (2011) -
I don't think we're dressed appropriately for the occasion.
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I think that HGH, if prescribed appropriately, can be beneficial.
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Appropriately enough, he chose, out of that basket you examined, the costume of a clown.
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I don't think we're dressed appropriately for the occasion.
Synonyms
686
1.0
To do something in the right way
113
2.6
In a fair way because someone deserves it
44
4.6
In the correct or expected way for a situation
31
3.7
In a way that fits the situation
20
2.7
In a proper and respectful way
14
3.0
In a way that fits the situation
9
3.9
In a way that is right for the situation
1
8.3
In a proper way for the situation
In a way that suits the situation
In a way that is right for the situation
Antonyms
How Appropriate
Surface Forms
Morphology
appropriately = appropriate (transparent) = appropriate + ly
The adverb is formed by adding the productive English adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'appropriate', so the meaning is directly predictable from the base.
Etymology
Appropriately comes from the word appropriate, which was formed from ad- meaning 'to' and proprius meaning 'one's own', so the idea was to make something 'proper' or fit for someone. That's why appropriately means doing something in the right or 'proper' way for a situation.