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appropriateness
Variant of appropriate
transitive verb appropriated, appropriating
- to take for one's own or exclusive use
- to take improperly, as without permission
- to set aside for a specific use or certain person: to appropriate funds for the schools
adjective
right for the purpose; suitable; fit; proper
Related Forms:
- appropriately adverb
- appropriateness noun
- appropriative adjective
- appropriator noun
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