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

“We will respond appropriately to excessive moves, including speculative ones, without ruling out any options,” Japanese finance minister Satsuki Katayama said Jan. 14.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The public has to be able to have confidence that the police are doing their jobs appropriately and that’s been shaken in a big way recently,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

The group said it engaged appropriately with its larger peer and allowed some limited due diligence information.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I have proposed a way forward that would both allow the concerns of the CBA to be addressed at pace and fulfil the department's requirements in terms of appropriately managing public money," she said.

From BBC

Even when the train operating company complained in early November, the points they made were not "escalated appropriately", his letter said.

From BBC

Related Words

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