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aptly

adv
/ˈæp(t).li/

Etymology

From apt + -ly.

  1. derived from aptus — “suitable, fitting”
  2. derived from apte
  3. formed as aptly — “apt + -ly”

Definitions

  1. In an apt or suitable manner

    In an apt or suitable manner; fittingly; appropriately; suitably

    • an aptly named hotel
    • My friend, aptly nicknamed “Shorty”, was small but strong.
    • The border-land where the white and black races meet in common debauch, the aptly-named black-and-tan saloon, has never been debatable ground from a moral stand-point.

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