appropriately

English

Etymology

From appropriate +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

appropriately (comparative more appropriately, superlative most appropriately)

1. In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.

   Antonym: inappropriately

   • 2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 44:

     He closes the foreword by acknowledging that his proposals would have far-reaching impacts on railway staff, communities and industry - and passes the buck onto government to ensure that these consequences are managed appropriately.

Translations

in an appropriate manner

• Catalan: apropiadament (ca)
• Finnish: asiallisesti (fi), asianmukaisesti
• French: de manière appropriée, convenablement (fr)
• Galician: apropiadamente
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌼𐌹𐌱𐌰 (gatēmiba)
• Italian: appropriatamente (it)
• Middle English: honestly
• Polish: odpowiednio (pl)
• Portuguese: apropriadamente (pt)
• Spanish: apropiadamente (es)