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- pronunciation:
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p
ziht
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pa
ziht
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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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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acceptable, due, meet |
adverb + (adj.)apposite
elaborately, especially, immensely, more, most, nowadays, particularly, profoundly, seasonally, strangely, vitally, wonderfully
(adj.)apposite
+ noun
abbreviation, case, cognition, comment, distraction, diversion, ethic, example, formulation, inscription, metaphor, psychology, question, quip, saga, stakeholder
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| derivations: |
appositely (adj.), appositeness (n.) |
The word apposite
contains the following parts:
ap-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
The prefix ap-
occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of ad- used before roots beginning with "p." See ad-.
Example words:
pos, -pose, pon, -pone, -pound
Latin
root
that means put, place
Example words:
appose, apposite, apposition, appositive, component, composed, composite, compositor, compost, compound, decompose, deponent, depositary, deposition, depositor, depository, discompose, disposable, disposal, disposer, exponent, exponential, expose, exposition, expositor, expository, exposure, expound, impose, imposing, imposition, impostor, impound, inapposite, indisposed, indisposition, interpose, interposition, juxtapose, juxtaposition, opponent, opposable, oppose, opposite, opposition, overexpose, ovipositor, photocompose, pose, poser, poseur, positive, positivism, postpone, posture, predispose, proponent, proposal, propose, proposition, propound, purpose, purposeful, purposely, repose, suppose, transposition
-ite1
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means in a state or condition (produced by the action denoted by the verb base)
More about this word part:
The suffix -ite1 attaches to Latin roots, as most English adjectives ending in -ite1 are loanwords from Latin, specifically from past participles of verbs formed with the suffix -itus.
Example words:
apposite, bipartite, composite, contrite, definite, elite, erudite, exquisite, favorite, finite, impolite, indefinite, infinite, opposite, polite, requisite
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