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

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Etymology

Origin of appropriately

appropriate ( def. ) + -ly

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Example Sentences

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appropriately

“In the times we live in now … cooling also has to be a part of the basics so that folks can live appropriately and not have to go to the hospital or die.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

This time Mr. Brydon is the one being imitated, and the interaction is appropriately disturbing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

They said housemates are monitored 24 hours a day and "any instances of inappropriate behaviour are responded to appropriately".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

However, the study suggests that adding useful information to a forecast does not automatically make people more aware of their personal risk or more likely to respond appropriately.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

They don’t see any hierarchical gap between themselves and the pilots in the air, and to them, mitigated speech from a pilot doesn’t mean the speaker is being appropriately deferential to a superior.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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