Antonyms for appropriately

Grammar : Adv

Spell : adjective uh-proh-pree-it; verb uh-proh-pree-eyt

Phonetic Transcription : adjective əˈproʊ pri ɪt; verb əˈproʊ priˌeɪt

Definition of appropriately

Origin : early 15c., "take possession of," from Late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare, adpropriare (c.450) "to make one's own," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + propriare "take as one's own," from proprius "one's own" (see proper). Related: Appropriated; appropriating.

adv suitably

Example sentences :

Cephalus, the patriarch of the house, has been appropriately engaged in offering a sacrifice.
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

Some of them too are derived from Crete, and are appropriately transferred to a Cretan colony.
Extract from : « Laws » by Plato

This was over a pulque shop, which seemed to be appropriately designated.
Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou

Lydia did not quite hear what the word was, but she thought he was appropriately swearing.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

This may appropriately be followed by a Quaker meeting for worship.
Extract from : « Marriage Enrichment Retreats » by David Mace

Flowers may appropriately be used, and are always at hand in the decorations of the home.
Extract from : « The Etiquette of To-day » by Edith B. Ordway

When completed, the new playhouse was appropriately christened "The Hope."
Extract from : « Shakespearean Playhouses » by Joseph Quincy Adams

Marduk's ship was appropriately known as Ma-ku-a, 'the ship of the dwelling.'
Extract from : « The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria » by Morris Jastrow

And here Mira promptly and appropriately shrieked and fainted.
Extract from : « Under Fire » by Charles King

It is appropriately dedicated to the Columbian Chemical Society.
Extract from : « James Cutbush » by Edgar F. Smith

Synonyms for appropriately

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