apposite
ap·po·site
(ăp′ə-zĭt)adj.
Appropriate or relevant: chose an apposite name for the dog; felt the comments were not apposite to the discussion.
[Latin appositus, past participle of appōnere, to put near : ad-, ad- + pōnere, to put; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]
ap′po·site·ly adv.
ap′po·site·ness n.
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apposite
(ˈæpəzɪt)adj
well suited for the purpose; appropriate; apt
[C17: from Latin appositus placed near, from appōnere, from pōnere to put, place]
ˈappositely adv
ˈappositeness n
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ap•po•site
(ˈæp ə zɪt, əˈpɒz ɪt)adj.
suitable; apt; pertinent: an apposite answer.
[1615–25; < Latin appositus situated near, suitable, orig. past participle of appōnere. See appose]
ap′po•site•ly, adv.
ap′po•site•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adj. | 1. | apposite - being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply" apropos - of an appropriate or pertinent nature |
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apposite
adjective appropriate, fitting, suited, suitable, relevant, proper, to the point, apt, applicable, pertinent, befitting, apropos, germane, to the purpose, appertaining Recent events have made his central theme even more apposite.
irrelevant, inappropriate, unsuitable, unsuited, inapplicable, inapt
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apposite
adjectiveRelated to the matter at hand:
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
apposite
[ˈæpəzɪt] adj (formal) (= relevant, apt) [theme, phrase] → pertinent(e)
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apposite
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apposite
[ˈæpəzɪt] adj (frm) (question, remark) → appropriato/a, pertinente
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