Appropriate
Appropriate adjective - Meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation.
General and appropriate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "General" instead an adjective "Appropriate".
General
General adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.
Appropriate and general are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appropriate" instead an adjective "General".
Both words in one sentence
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Bling of War: Downplayed: Sir Henry Vining wears his full dress general's uniform whenever it's appropriate.
Source: Film / Five Weeks in a Balloon - Each skill raises the appropriate base stat which are used in general activities.
Source: Stat Grinding - They quickly derailed into general time-travelling soldiers to use when Daleks wouldn't be appropriate (described by some as "poor man's Daleks").
Source: Planet of Copyhats
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