appropriate
/əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.ɪt/ adjective A2- Suitable or fit; proper; felicitous. · The headmaster wondered what an appropriate measure would be to make the pupil behave better.
- Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper. · While it is not considered appropriate for a professor to date his student, there is no such concern once the semester has ended.
- Of an action or thing: morally good; positive. · Rescuing animals is an appropriate thing to do.
- Of an action or thing: pleasant.
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“All these monuments which you see,” said the Monkey, “are erected in honour of my ancestors, who were in their day freedmen and citizens of great renown.” The Fox replied, “You have chosen a most appropriate subject for your falsehoods, as I am sure none of your ancestors will be able to contradict you.”
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