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apposite

American  
[ap-uh-zit, uh-poz-it] / ˈæp ə zɪt, əˈpɒz ɪt /

adjective

  1. suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt.

    an apposite answer.
apposite British  
/ ˈæpəzɪt /

adjective

  1. well suited for the purpose; appropriate; apt

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Other Word Forms

  • appositely adjective
  • appositeness noun
  • unapposite adjective
  • unappositely adverb
  • unappositeness noun

Etymology

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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