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Properly vs Appropriately - What's the difference?

properly | appropriately |

As adverbs the difference between properly and appropriately

is that properly is in a proper manner while appropriately is in an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.

properly

English

Alternative forms

* proprely

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • in a proper manner
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  • (obsolete) individually; in one's own manner
    • Now herkenyth how I bar me properly . — Chaucer.

    appropriately

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.

    • Antonyms

    * inappropriately