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
- 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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