apposite
[ap-uh-zit, uh-poz-it]
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)
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Examples from the Web for apposite
Historical Examples of apposite
Even Balder made remarks which seemed to be regarded as apposite.
The Market-PlaceHarold 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 QuestionElizabeth Robins
The Skipper's apposite remarks aided me in keeping my senses.
Latitude 19 degreeMrs. Schuyler Crowninshield
The transposition is complete, and the allusion most apposite.
apposite
adjective
Word Origin for apposite
C17: from Latin appositus placed near, from appōnere, from pōnere to put, place
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