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

"Weight loss treatments such as Mounjaro and Wegovy are prescription-only medicines and should only be obtained and used in accordance with a prescription from a registered and appropriately trained healthcare professional," they added.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

His night ended with him appropriately surrounded in the locker room by teammates who were bleating like goats.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

In general, only the attorney general of California has the authority to police whether nonprofit donations were used appropriately, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The 7th District, which looks like a scorpion, is appropriately dastardly, stretching from mountainous country in the western part of the state straight to expressways over the Potomac River into Washington D.C.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

Then I realized he was making some sort of joke and endeavoured to smile appropriately, though I suspect some residue of my bewilderment, not to say shock, remained detectable in my expression.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

Related Words

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