All 5 Uses

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"It is not appropriate for the two of you to watch together," and she flips the channel, stops on an afternoon rerun of Lawrence Welk.
Chpt 6

appropriate = suitable (proper)
You go upstairs and put on something appropriate.
Chpt 19 *

appropriate = suitable (proper or fitting for a particular situation)
It is tall and white-columned, appropriately azalea-ed. A gold plaque declares it a historical landmark.
Chpt 20

appropriately = in a suitable (fitting) manner
Sincerely, Hilly Holbrook

President and Chairman of Appropriations
Chpt 26 *

appropriations = committee that designates funding
Unless it's appropriate.†
Chpt 20

Definitions:

(1) (appropriate as in: it is appropriate)
suitable (fitting) for a particular situation
(2) (appropriate as in: appropriate from their culture)
to take without asking -- often without right
(3) (appropriate as in: Congress will appropriate funds)
to set aside for a particular use
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)