Meaning of APPOSITE
| Pronunciation: | | 'apuzit
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| | Definition: | | [adj] 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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| | Synonyms: | | appropriate, apropos, apt, pertinent |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | a propos, ad rem, adapted, admissible, appertaining, applicable, applying, appropriate, apropos, apt, becoming, befitting, belonging, dovetailing, felicitous, fit, fitted, fitting, geared, germane, happy, in point, involving, just right, likely, material, meshing, on the button, opportune, pat, pertaining, pertinent, qualified, relevant, right, seasonable, sortable, suitable, suited, suiting, tailored, timely, to the point, to the purpose |
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