convenablement
properly, suitably
adverb kohn-veh-nah-bluh-MAHN Rare
Usage Note
Convenablement means in a fitting or adequate manner. It often carries a mild normative tone: dressing or behaving convenablement means meeting expected social standards. The adjective convenable means decent or appropriate. A near-synonym is correctement, though convenablement has a more social-decorum flavour.
Examples
"Il faut s'habiller convenablement pour la cérémonie."
Natural Translation
You must dress properly for the ceremony.
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