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
Words Nearby apposite
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How to use apposite in a sentence
These remarks, as will appear in the sequel, are apposite to the parties which I am about to introduce to the reader.
Newton Forster | Captain Frederick MarryatThis, from him, so unexpectedly apposite, had the effect upon her of a Providential interposition.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Thomas HardyThis prophecy was strengthened by apposite quotations showing the existing drift of opinion in the United States.
The Canadian Dominion | Oscar D. SkeltonYet that it was eminently apposite is evident from the whole course of the subsequent discussions.
The War Upon Religion | Rev. Francis A. CunninghamTo borrow an apposite expression from M. Texte, it is an organism whose evolution has accomplished its course.
De Libris: Prose and Verse | Austin Dobson
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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