All 3 Uses of "appropriate" in "A Wrinkle in Time"

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All 3 Uses

appropriate
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A Wrinkle in Time
(Edited)

He had orange hair that needed cutting and the appropriate freckles to go with it.
p. 37.9

appropriate = fitting
"But that's not appropriate at all," Charles said crossly.
p. 42.7 *

appropriate = proper
If we have to frighten anybody away Whatsit thought we ought to do it appropriately.
p. 43.1

appropriately = in a suitable (fitting) manner

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(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)