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ap·po·site
 apposite
- pronunciation:
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p
ziht
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pa
ziht
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adjective |
| definition: |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate.
While I struggled for words, my companion's remarks to the grieving woman could not have been more apposite.- synonyms:
- appropriate, apt, due, felicitous, fitting, meet, pertinent, suitable
- antonyms:
- inapposite, inapt
- similar words:
- applicable, apropos, condign, congruous, fit, germane, likely, proper, relevant, right, seemly, to the point
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| related words: |
acceptable, due, meet |
| derivations: |
appositely (adj.), appositeness (n.) |
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