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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Adverb
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The kitchen lights weren’t working properly.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026 -
On the shipwreck the hatches are fastened properly.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The Goldman Sachs data, which shows real productivity acceleration in industries with higher adoption rates, suggests that the gap may be closing—but only for firms that have actually deployed the tools and done so correctly.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Foster said a few people correctly guessed the breed combination.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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In Los Angeles, the night of Friday, December 8, 1961, was appropriately dark and stormy.—
Jennifer Cannon,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
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Periodic areas of wind blowing from the west to the east have helped transport this water, in what are appropriately known as westerly wind bursts.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Appositely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appositely. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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