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[ adverb ] in an appropriate manner

Synonyms

suitably fitly befittingly fittingly

Examples

"he was appropriately dressed"

Used in print

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

The complexities of communication have been considerably abetted in this case by appropriately stilted English_language that has been excellently dubbed in_place_of the Russian dialogue .

(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)

In the first trial an inert substance was disseminated from a boat travelling some ten miles off shore under appropriately selected meteorological_conditions .

Related terms

inappropriately inappropriately appropriate appropriate fit befitting appropriate fit befitting

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Rhymes with

inappropriately illicitly secretly exquisitely priestly priestley discreetly concretely separately desperately strictly remotely obediently adequately tacitly sprightly immediately competently minutely hesitantly deliberately explicitly elaborately implicitly neatly rightly wheatley aptly brightly greatly courtly separately desperately portly partly devoutly differently apparently coherently flagrantly inherently transparently importantly incoherently intermittently abruptly completely tightly smartly innately conveniently leniently obediently sweetly significantly intricately elegantly promptly persistently adroitly insistently consistently privately imperfectly fortnightly forthrightly ardently distinctly succinctly accurately inaccurately incidentally brilliantly attlee negligently intelligently recently vehemently deliberately moderately decently frequently infrequently incompetently ineptly wheatley patently exultantly reluctantly constantly instantly blatantly inadvertently swiftly intently expertly valiantly immaculately dispassionately passionately affectionately fortunately insufficiently adequately efficiently delicately disproportionately legitimately sufficiently alternately intimately approximately quietly stringently inordinately compassionately infinitely proportionately inefficiently indiscriminately definitely indignantly indefinitely unfortunately ultimately inadequately nightly motley lightly lately curtly knightly evidently confidently politely hartley shortly modestly prudently stridently independently abundantly imprudently deftly poignantly imminently virulently honestly permanently fraudulently extravagantly excellently eminently violently earnestly magnificently manifestly arrogantly reverently adamantly currently innocently prominently vehemently predominantly impatiently perfectly pleasantly patiently triumphantly silently fluently fervently flamboyantly eloquently dishonestly violently urgently defiantly complacently concurrently consequently unpleasantly pungently subsequently incessantly presently slightly ghastly ghostly flatly firstly softly exactly faintly mostly saintly lastly vastly costly

Phonetic and Homophones

AH0 P R OW1 P R IY0 IH0 T L IY0

Similar Spelling

appropriate appropriated appropriative appropriator appropriable appropriateness appropriation approbatory approbative approvingly approbation

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