Meanings
plural appropriacies
- countableuncountableThe 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 1081Synonyms: appropriateness · Antonyms: inappropriacy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe extent to which something is suitable or appropriate for a certain circumstance, occasion, etc.
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