appropriately
adverb/əˈproʊpriətli/
Frequency rank: #5,720 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
in a way that is suitable or proper for the situation
Example sentence
Please dress appropriately for the job interview tomorrow.
Synonyms & related words
More words in ranks 5,701–5,800
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