I am eight letters long - "12345678"
My 1234 is an atmospheric condition.
My 34567 supports a plant.
My 4567 is to appropriate.
My 45 is a friendly thank-you.
My 678 is a name.

What word am I?

Could be MISTAKEN, I believe the following is correct:

MIST-STAKE-TAKE-TA-KEN

MIST is an atmospheric condition
a STAKE can be used to support a plant
to TAKE is to appropriate
TA is a British informal "thank you"
KEN is a male given name (US popularity rank #265) 

Posted by Dej Mar on 2006-08-06 13:33:39