1. subject to appointment (Freq. 2) • Syn: appointive • Ant: elective (for: appointive) • Similar to: nominated, nominative, nonelective, non-elective, nonelected • Derivationally related forms: appoint (for: appointive) 2. selected for a job (Freq. 2) - the one appointed for guard duty • Similar to: assigned 3. fixed or established especially by order or command (Freq. 1) - "at the time appointed (or the appointed time") • Syn: decreed, ordained, prescribed • Similar to: settled 4. provided with furnishing and accessories (especially of a tasteful kind)(Freq. 1) - a house that is beautifully appointed • Similar to: furnished, equipped
