APPOSITELY Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

appositely

adverb

Definition of appositely

as in properly

in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose the young painter has been appositely compared with the most prominent artists of the previous century such inexcusably boorish behavior is fully deserving of an appositely harsh reprimand

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Adults can receive a $250 ticket for failing to properly restrain a child.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
He was accused of not providing food or medications to Maier for multiple days before his death and not properly following the prison's policy for documenting a hunger strike.

— Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of properly

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While Miller pores over Kaczynski’s famous manifesto, correctly concluding that its linguistic quirks will lead the authorities to him, the upshot of Murray’s study four decades before is that the young Kaczynski shows signs of schizophrenia.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Someone has to correctly label the outcomes, fraud or false alarm and feed that back into the systems.

— Wayne Hamilton, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of correctly

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The highlights of white lights, balloons, and shirts stand out while black suits look appropriately dark and retain the fine contours of their cuts and textures.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
An assistive robot would need to distinguish among these actions to respond appropriately.

— Bo Wang, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of appropriately

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