Literary notes about Appropriate (AI summary)
The adjective “appropriate” in literature operates as a versatile qualifier denoting that something fits or is suitably matched to a given context. In some texts it underscores the proper choice of address or subject matter in public discourse ([1]), while in others it conveys the idea of something being proper in a historical, architectural, or aesthetic sense ([2], [3], [4]). It can also highlight the synchrony of language and emotion, as when names or actions are described as fitting or particularly well-chosen ([5], [6]). Authors further use the term to signal a balance between social norms and individual expression, whether referring to attire for specific occasions ([7]), the selection of a location or object ([8]), or even the precise moment to act ([9], [10]).
- Briefly outline an imaginary occasion of any sort and give three subjects appropriate for addresses.
— from The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie and J. Berg Esenwein - in beado-, gûð-, here-, heaðo-, hilde-, mago-, sæ-rinc. ge- risne , ge- rysne , adj., appropriate, proper : nom.
— from I. Beówulf: an Anglo-Saxon poem. II. The fight at Finnsburh: a fragment. - Order appropriate to temples, 15; origin of different orders, 102 f.f.
— from The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio - Venus, Corinthian order appropriate to, 15; site of temple of, 31; temple of, 54.
— from The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio - Your name, your entirely charming and appropriate name, is trembling on the tip of my tongue.
— from The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) - "In these cases, the feelings which are conditions of the appropriate acts are very faint.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James - What To Wear On Various Occasions The appropriate clothes for various occasions are given below.
— from Etiquette by Emily Post - Choose the appropriate device from which to install the kernel and modules; this will either be a CD-ROM device or the first floppy device.
— from Paradise Lost by John Milton - However, I left everything as it was, as my plans had not been sufficiently ripened by time for me to appropriate any object in particular.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova - Anna Mikháylovna instantly guessed her intention and stooped to be ready to embrace the countess at the appropriate moment.
— from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy
