apposite

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

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adjective

suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt: an apposite answer.

Origin of apposite

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)

Related formsap·po·site·ly, adjectiveap·po·site·ness, nounun·ap·po·site, adjectiveun·ap·po·site·ly, adverbun·ap·po·site·ness, noun

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Related Words for apposite

germane, relevant, suitable, timely

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Historical Examples of apposite

Even Balder made remarks which seemed to be regarded as apposite.
The Market-Place
Harold Frederic
Talk should proceed by instances; by the apposite, not the expository.
The Pocket R.L.S.
Robert Louis Stevenson
In any event it was apposite to remark, "Of course Emmie's the pet."
The Open Question
Elizabeth Robins
The Skipper's apposite remarks aided me in keeping my senses.
Latitude 19 degree
Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield
The transposition is complete, and the allusion most apposite.
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851
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British Dictionary definitions for apposite

apposite

adjective

well suited for the purpose; appropriate; apt

Derived Formsappositely, adverbappositeness, noun

Word Origin for apposite

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

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Word Origin and History for apposite

adj.

1620s, "well-put or applied, appropriate," from Latin appositus "contiguous, neighboring;" figuratively "fit, proper, suitable," past participle of apponere "apply to, put near," from ad- "near" (see ad-) + ponere "to place" (see position (n.)).