appropriately

adverb

Sayuh-PROH-pree-uht-lee/əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.ət.li/UK/əˈpɹəʊ.pɹi.ət.li/

1 meaning of appropriately

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adverb
In a manner suited to the circumstances; properly or fittingly.
He behaved appropriately throughout the formal ceremony.
The relief funds were distributed appropriately across the affected regions.
Similarproperly, suitably, correctly, fittingly
Oppositeinappropriately

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Origin

Formed from the adjective "appropriate" combined with the suffix "-ly".