Both Uses of
appropriate
in
Flora & Ulysses
- But at this particular moment, the exclamation mark seemed entirely appropriate. It was terribly exciting that...
p. 113.5 *appropriate = suitable (fitting)
- Flora hated to agree with William Spiver, but pointless seemed like an increasingly appropriate word.
p. 204.7
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
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(3)
(appropriate as in: Congress will appropriate funds) to set aside for a particular use