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How to pronounce appropriately in English?

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Synonyms befittingly, duly, fitly, fittingly, properly, suitably


he was appropriately dressed.

Examples of appropriately

appropriately
My friend's everything bagel was appropriately packed with sesame seeds, onions.
From the ocregister.com
Above all, conservatism appropriately constructed as befit the party of Lincoln.
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His earliest memory, from when he was a toddler, is appropriately Cain-and-Abel.
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The new Republican House majority appropriately mistrusts government regulation.
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All that is required is for the operator to work out how to sniff appropriately.
From the economist.com
Your listener forms an impression before you say a word, so dress appropriately.
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Wouldn't it be great if Calipari had been punished appropriately the first time?
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They'll love the gift and everyone will be dressed appropriately for the church.
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Costumes are pitch perfect, while set and lighting are appropriately simplified.
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More examples
  • In an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed"
  • (appropriate) suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"
  • (appropriate) allow: give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
  • (appropriate) take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
  • Morality (from the Latin '' "manner, character, proper behavior") is a sense of behavioral conduct that differentiates intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are good (or right) and bad (or wrong). ...
  • (appropriate) To make suitable; to suit. -- William Paley; To take to one's self in exclusion of others; to claim or use as by an exclusive right; as, "let no man appropriate the use of a common benefit. ...
  • (Appropriate) Something that is the easiest, safest, and most likely to work in a particular situation or condition.
  • (appropriate) able to meet a need; suitable or fitting; in special education, it usually means the most normal setting possible.
  • (Appropriate) An act by the state legislature or Congress to provide budgeted funds to programs that have been previously authorized by other legislation. Appropriated funding may be less than the authorized amount.