| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. [1/2 definitions] |
| displacement |
in psychoanalysis, the shift of feeling from its original or appropriate object to another object. [1/4 definitions] |
| do's and don'ts |
actions or customs, collectively correct or appropriate and wrong or inappropriate, respectively. |
| due |
deserved; appropriate; fitting. [1/7 definitions] |
| duly |
in an appropriate or expected manner. [1/2 definitions] |
| eminent domain |
in law, the right of a government to appropriate privately owned land or property for public use, upon payment of compensation to the owner. |
| empty |
holding, having, or containing nothing; lacking the customary or appropriate contents. [2/10 definitions] |
| fancy |
of a superior quality and style appropriate to special or formal occasions. [1/14 definitions] |
| fatherly |
of or appropriate to a father. |
| felicitous |
well-suited or apt; very appropriate. [1/2 definitions] |
| felicity |
a talent for appropriate and pleasing behavior, esp. expression, or a display of this talent. [1/3 definitions] |
| finishing school |
a private school at the secondary or junior college level for the training of young women, esp. in the social graces and accomplishments appropriate to polite society. |
| fit1 |
suitable or acceptable for a particular person or group, or for a particular function; appropriate; right. [4/11 definitions] |
| fitting |
appropriate; proper; suitable. [1/4 definitions] |
| G |
abbreviation of "general audiences," a film rating signifying that a film is appropriate for viewers of all ages. |
| happy |
fitting; appropriate. [1/4 definitions] |
| heroic |
appropriate to or fitting the character of a hero. [1/4 definitions] |
| high time |
just the appropriate time, or even past it. |
| immoderate |
beyond reasonable or appropriate limits; excessive. |
| impeach |
in an appropriate tribunal, to accuse of or charge with misconduct of public office. [1/2 definitions] |
| inappropriate |
not suitable or fitting; not appropriate. |