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as in: it is appropriate Define
suitable (fitting) for a particular situation
- Otherwise, the text has basically been left as she wrote it, since any attempts at editing and clarification would be inappropriate in a historical document.
- These clothes aren’t appropriate for work.
- The movie is not appropriate for young children.
- Jokes like "Oh, don’t worry, they can’t all fall on him" or "One bomb is all it takes" are hardly appropriate in this situation.
- Inside was a little gift for everyone, including an appropriate verse.
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as in: it is appropriate Define
suitable (fitting) for a particular situation
as in: appropriated the
Define
give, assign, or seize a resource -- usually for a particular use
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