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

Derived Forms

• ˈappositely, adverb
• ˈappositeness, noun

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

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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of apposite¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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