apposite
suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt: an apposite answer.
Origin of apposite
1Other words from apposite
- 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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How to use apposite in a sentence
Had any other of that party of any eminence died in that month, it would have been as appositely applied to him.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) | Isaac D'IsraeliNothing could show us more appositely than this what criticism should not be.
How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. | Henry Edward KrehbielOne of the prizes being a line-of-battle ship, Rodney had an opportunity to show appositely his courtliness of breeding.
Types of Naval Officers | A. T. MahanThe books they talk about fondly at table and quote from freely and appositely are likely to arrest the attention of the child.
The Library and Society | VariousFor the same answer appositely and satisfactorily is applicable to both.
The Divine Right of Church Government | Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London
British Dictionary definitions for apposite
/ (ˈæpəzɪt) /
well suited for the purpose; appropriate; apt
Origin of apposite
1Derived forms of apposite
- appositely, adverb
- appositeness, noun
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