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Proportionate

/prəˈpɔrʃənət/
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(adj) In proportion; proportional; commensurable.

The punishment should be proportionate to the crime.
The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.
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The response was ____ to the threat and did not exceed what was necessary to restore order.

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