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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

appropriately en · ADV

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English appropriate Middle English -ly English -ly English appropriately From appropriate + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.
    • He closes the foreword by acknowledging that his proposals would have far-reaching impacts on railway staff, communities and industry - and passes the buck onto government to ensure that these consequences are managed appropriately. 2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 44:

Forms

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most appropriately Degree=Sup lexicographic
more appropriately Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

inappropriately

Synonyms

rightly · compliantly · duly · suitably · rightly · consistently · conformably · properly · accordantly · agreeably · duly · becomingly · appropriately · compliantly · fitly · accordingly

Translations (13)

fi asiallisesti (in an appropriate manner) · fr de manière appropriée (in an appropriate manner) · pt apropriadamente (in an appropriate manner) · pl odpowiednio (in an appropriate manner) · it appropriatamente (in an appropriate manner) · enm honestly (in an appropriate manner) · ca apropiadament (in an appropriate manner) · gl apropiadamente (in an appropriate manner) · hu találóan (in an appropriate manner) · es apropiadamente (in an appropriate manner) · fi asianmukaisesti (in an appropriate manner) · got 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌼𐌹𐌱𐌰 (in an appropriate manner) · fr convenablement (in an appropriate manner)