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Appropriate
/əˈprəʊpriət/
Suitable for a particular situation or purpose
Synonyms:
suitable
fitting
proper
applicable
relevant
Antonyms:
inappropriate
unsuitable
improper
Examples:
Yes, I guess that would be
appropriate
.
"It seems the only
appropriate
thing," agreed Miss Hortense.
And yet, oh, how
appropriate
now, somehow.
Etymology:
From Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare which means
to make one
s own
, from ad-
to
+ proprius
own'.
Usage Statistics:
58 mentions per 1 million words
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