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–adjective

suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt: an apposite answer.

[Origin: 1615–25; < L appositus added to, put near (ptp. of appōnere), equiv. to ap- ap-¹ + positus placed (posi- place + -tus ptp. suffix)

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—Related forms

ap·po·site·ly, adjective

ap·po·site·ness, noun

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adj. Strikingly appropriate and relevant. See Synonyms at relevant.

[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

1621, "well-put or applied, appropriate," from L. appositus, pp. of apponere "apply to, put near," from ad- "near" + ponere "to place" (see position).

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apposite
adjective
being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"

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Apposite

Ap"po*site\, a. [L. appositus, p. p. of apponere to set or put to; ad + ponere to put, place.] Very applicable; well adapted; suitable or fit; relevant; pat; -- followed by to; as, this argument is very apposite to the case. -- Ap"po*site*ly, adv. -- Ap"po*site*ness, n.

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