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appropriacy

appropriacy noun: the extent to which something is suitable or appropriate for a certain circumstance, occasion, etc.

Noun

appropriacy (countable and uncountable, plural appropriacies)

  1. The extent to which something is suitable or appropriate for a certain circumstance, occasion, etc.
    • Feedback can assume a great variety of forms, each of which may have different levels of effectiveness and appropriacy in various contexts.2017, Di Zou, James Lambert, “Feedback methods for student voice in the digital age”, in British Journal of Educational Technology, volume 48, number 5, page 1081
    Synonyms:
    appropriateness
    Antonyms:
    inappropriacy

Synonyms of appropriacy

Antonyms

Forms of appropriacy

pluralappropriacies

Questions about appropriacy

What does appropriacy mean?
Appropriacy means the extent to which something is suitable or appropriate for a certain circumstance, occasion, etc.
What part of speech is appropriacy?
Appropriacy is a noun.
What is the plural of appropriacy?
The plural of appropriacy is appropriacies.

Words near appropriacy in the dictionary

  1. appropres
  2. appropriabilities
  3. appropriability
  4. appropriable
  5. appropriacies
  6. appropriacy
  7. appropriate
  8. appropriate adult
  9. appropriate adults
  10. appropriate technology
  11. appropriated

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