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appropriate
What does appropriate mean?
appropriate (adjective): suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
What are antonyms of appropriate?
Words related to appropriate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “appropriate” mean?
not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
Not quite: that's what free means.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
Not quite: that's what glad means.
suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
Right! That's what “appropriate” means.
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
Not quite: that's what wealthy means.
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