appropriately

[uh-proh-pree-it-lee]

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.

Other Word Forms

• quasi-appropriately adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of appropriately¹

appropriate ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Given those hurdles, the IMF said China's "fiscal policy stance remains appropriately expansionary".

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Conversely, the IMF also said that "faster AI adoption" could help unleash significant gains in productivity, helping the global economy is handled appropriately.

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“I didn’t feel like it was being handled appropriately, and I kind of saw the writing on the wall, that it was something DEA was trying to brush under the rug,” Doherty said in court.

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Board chair Jim Gibson, who is also a Clark County commissioner, agreed the project is appropriately regulated.

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Crawford argued that if officials had prepared appropriately before fire broke out and the winds became extreme, firefighters could have learned earlier about the empty Santa Ynez Reservoir and readied resources ahead of time.

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Related Words

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