adjective#3,932 by frequency
appropriate
/əˈpɹəʊ.pɹi.ɪt/
Suitable or fit; proper; felicitous; Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness
- comparative
- more appropriate
- superlative
- most appropriate
Meanings
- 1
Suitable or fit; proper; felicitous
Did you take appropriate measures?
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
The question was completely appropriate.
Tatoeba · AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper
- 3
Set apart for a particular use or person; reserved
- 4
Of an action or thing: morally good; positive
- 5
Of an action or thing: pleasantrare