appropriately

American  

[uh-proh-pree-it-lee] / əˈproʊ pri ɪt li /

adverb

1. in a way that is suitable or fitting.

   When working outside, make sure the students are dressed appropriately for the weather.

   The museum should be leading the way paying its own employees appropriately.

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Other Word Forms

• quasi-appropriately adverb

Etymology

Origin of appropriately

appropriate ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

West Midlands Police, which initially said there was no evidence to back the claims, said it had reviewed all information and was satisfied "this has been actioned appropriately".

From BBC

“If we expect inflation to deviate significantly and persistently from target, the response must be appropriately forceful or persistent,” she said in a speech.

From The Wall Street Journal

Someone dies, and then their friends and family, appropriately dressed in black, gather in a stately room while an elderly lawyer reads a list of who gets what.

From Salon

The section instructed medical school faculty to make sure doctors-in-training “learn to recognize and appropriately address biases in themselves, in others and in the healthcare delivery process.”

From The Wall Street Journal

When they did receive information, Bauer said, the testing methodology was “not done appropriately for powdered infant formula.”

From Salon

Related Words

• accordingly
• aptly
• duly
• judiciously
• justly
• properly