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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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