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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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“Appositely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appositely. Accessed 16 Aug. 2022.
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