Appropriately
Appropriately adverb - In a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose.
Nicely and appropriately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nicely" instead an adverb "Appropriately".
Nicely
Nicely adverb - In a satisfactory way.
Usage example: I'm doing nicely, and thanks for asking
Appropriately and nicely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appropriately" instead an adverb "Nicely".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- kindly and appropriately
- kindly and nicely
- adequately and appropriately
- adequately and nicely
- properly and appropriately
- properly and nicely
- suitably and appropriately
- suitably and nicely
- fitly and appropriately
- fitly and nicely
- fittingly and appropriately
- fittingly and nicely
- well and appropriately
- well and nicely
Both words in one sentence
- Nicely Lampshaded when Fry sits on "this" universe's box and the screen image appropriately squashes down.
Source: Up the Real Rabbit Hole -
This fanfic, appropriately named The Way is Shut after the Lord of the Rings quote, illustrates nicely how a first recon mission could have gone.
Source: Room Full of Zombies -
Podley from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door fills this role quite nicely, being the bartender in the appropriately named Rogueport.
Source: The Bartender
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