Speakur

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appropriately

/əpɹˈoʊpɹiɪtli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
ap-pro-pri-ate-ly
IPA
/əpɹˈoʊpɹiɪtli/
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English appropriate Middle English -ly English -ly English appropriately From appropriate + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more appropriately (comparative) most appropriately (superlative)

Synonyms

duly compliantly rightly accordantly accordingly agreeably appropriately becomingly conformably consistently fitly properly

Antonyms

inappropriately

Questions

How do you pronounce appropriately?
The recorded pronunciation is /əpɹˈoʊpɹiɪtli/.
What does appropriately mean?
In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.
Where does appropriately come from?
Etymology tree English appropriate Middle English -ly English -ly English appropriately From appropriate + -ly.

How to pronounce appropriately

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