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Definition of appropriately adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

appropriately adverb OPAL W  /əˈprəʊpriətli/  /əˈprəʊpriətli/ jump to other results

1. in a way that is suitable, acceptable or correct for the particular circumstances
   • The government has been accused of not responding appropriately to the needs of the homeless.
   • The chain of volcanoes is known, appropriately enough, as the ‘Ring of Fire’.

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See appropriately in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishCheck pronunciation: appropriately

Nearby words

• appropriate adjective
• appropriate verb
• appropriately adverb
• appropriateness noun
• appropriation noun

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