Words / B2

uh-PROHPR-ee-uh-tlee/əˈprəʊpriətli/

Appropriately means in a way that is suitable or right for the situation: dress appropriately; appropriately named. Appropriate is the adjective (already in the dictionary); suitably and properly are close twins. Dress appropriately for the site visit; PPE still has a named standard. Mix-up: appropriately vs apparently; appropriated (taken). Do not write appropriately for a banned item in the handbook.

Meaning

In a way that is suitable or right for the situation.

Examples

• “Dress appropriately for the site visit, the H&S brief said; PPE still has a named standard.”
• “The sample was appropriately labelled, which is the “right for the task” sense.”

Good to know

dress / behave / respond appropriately; appropriately named / labelled. Adjective: appropriate. Close: suitably / properly. Trap: apparently / appropriated. H&S, orals, and methods. In a suitable way, not a guess.

Near in meaning

suitably, properly, fittingly

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