apposite

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

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adjective

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

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RELATED WORDS

germane, relevant, suitable, timely

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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 forms

ap·po·site·ly, adjectiveap·po·site·ness, nounun·ap·po·site, adjectiveun·ap·po·site·ly, adverb

un·ap·po·site·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for apposite

In any event it was apposite to remark, "Of course Emmie's the pet."
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins
He had the room cleared and discussed the war, interspersing the dialogue with apposite stories.
The Lincoln Story Book|Henry L. Williams
Then, satisfied as to its apposite character, they would look up again as eagerly as before.
Russian Life To-day|Right Rev. Herbert Bury
Is not all this apposite, as suited (let Pindar and Tennyson bear witness) to a poet's home?
My Life as an Author|Martin Farquhar Tupper

He loved me and I worshipped him, though our apposite tempers frequently brought us in conflict.
Bohemian Days|Geo. Alfred Townsend

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

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.)).