Appropriately and Badly

Appropriately

Appropriately adverb - In a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose.

Badly is an antonym for appropriately in suitably topic.

Badly

Badly adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.
Usage example: I'm afraid you performed quite badly in our last rehearsal

Appropriately is an antonym for badly.

Nearby Word: bad

Both words in one sentence

  • Highly Visible Ninja In Brave10, the background characters all look, act and dress period appropriately, but the main cast are loud, eccentric, misbehaving, badly and anachronistically dressed ninjas, simply because they are the protagonists.
  • Machinima / Red vs. Blue: The Recollection Too Kinky to Torture: Doc is so cheerful and wants so badly to be friends that he completely fails to act appropriately frightened, despite being held hostage, threatened, and beaten by an over-the-edge special forces soldier and a nigh-unstoppable insane killing machine.
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