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

Ms Newland said that, rather than a blanket ban, what was needed was better education about online harms, enhanced safety measures - such as age verification - and resources about how to use social media appropriately.

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Immediately, the government demanded Bom explain how taxpayers' money had been spent "efficiently and appropriately," according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

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He added that Kelly's conduct "brings discredit upon the armed forces and will be addressed appropriately".

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By keeping their shared traumas largely undefined for most of the film, Trier allows the Borg family dynamics to be appropriately murky.

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The Scottish government said it was focussed on developing legislation to ensure all procedures are delivered from "hygienic premises by appropriately trained practitioners, applying recognised standards and using regulated products".

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Related Words

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