All 5 Uses of
appropriate
in
The Looking Glass Wars
- But the dedication took the form of a poem, in which her name was again misspelled, and she didn't think the lighthearted rhyme scheme appropriate, considering the material it was supposed to introduce.
p. 2..8 (definition 1)appropriate = suitable (fitting)
- But the words had a force of their own, and only after she said them aloud did she realize just how appropriate the idea was.
p. 172..5 (definition 1)appropriate = suitable (fitting) for the situation
- "I will close my eyes for a moment," continued Bibwit, "to file through all that's in my head for the appropriate material."
p. 269..5 (definition 1)appropriate = applicable or relevant
- As was perhaps appropriate for any shop specializing in the sale of puzzles and games, this one was itself built in the shape of a puzzle.
p. 297..9 (definition 1) *appropriate = fitting or suitable
- Whenever one of them made a move she had never seen before, she quickly appropriated it--imagined it as part of her own repertoire.
p. 311..4 (definition 2) *appropriated = tookeditor's notes: In this context, repertoire means "set of skills she can perform when desired".
Definitions:
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(1) (appropriate as in: it is appropriate) suitable (fitting) for a particular situation
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(2) (appropriate as in: appropriate from their culture) to take without asking -- often without right