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apposite

[ ap-uh-zit, uh-poz-it ]

adjective

  1. suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt:

    an apposite answer.



apposite

/ ˈæpəzɪt /

adjective

  1. well suited for the purpose; appropriate; apt


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Derived Forms

  • ˈappositeness, noun
  • ˈappositely, adverb

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Other Words From

  • appo·site·ly adjective
  • appo·site·ness noun
  • un·appo·site adjective
  • un·appo·site·ly adverb
  • un·appo·site·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of apposite1

1615–25; < Latin appositus added to, put near (past participle of appōnere ), equivalent to ap- ap- 1 + positus placed ( posi- place + -tus past participle suffix)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of apposite1

C17: from Latin appositus placed near, from appōnere, from pōnere to put, place

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Example Sentences

These remarks, as will appear in the sequel, are apposite to the parties which I am about to introduce to the reader.

This, from him, so unexpectedly apposite, had the effect upon her of a Providential interposition.

This prophecy was strengthened by apposite quotations showing the existing drift of opinion in the United States.

Yet that it was eminently apposite is evident from the whole course of the subsequent discussions.

To borrow an apposite expression from M. Texte, it is an organism whose evolution has accomplished its course.

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