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apposite

adj
/ˈæp.ə.zɪt/UK/ˈæp.ə.zɪt/CA/ˈæp.ə.zɪt/

Etymology

From Latin appositus, past participle of adponere, from ad- + ponere (“to put, place”). See apposition.

  1. derived from appositus

Definitions

  1. Strikingly appropriate or relevant

    Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.

    • Flora, however, received the remark as if it had been of a most apposite and agreeable nature; approvingly observing aloud that Mr. F's Aunt had a great deal of spirit.
    • Rough-neck is a capital word; it is more apposite and savory than the English navvy, and it is over-whelmingly more American.

  2. Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front,…

    Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition.

    • In other words, they are used to name, rather than to describe. They are apposite nouns and not adjectives.

  3. Related, homologous.

    • If the shift in theatrical setting and the shift in dramaturgy are at all related, they are apposite developments, independent yet homologous signs of a changing political and cultural climate.
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    1. That which is apposite

      That which is apposite; something suitable.

      • Hugh gave the boy apples or other small apposites[…], but the child was too interested in the bishop to notice the gifts.

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Derived

unapposite

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for apposite. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA