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from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an appropriate or proper manner; fittingly; suitably.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In an appropriate or proper manner; fitly; properly.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb in an appropriate manner

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appropriate +‎ -ly

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