Hypertext Webster Gateway: "apposite"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Apposite \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
apposite
adj : being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the
successful copywriter is a master of apposite and
evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply" [syn: {appropriate},
{apt}, {pertinent}]
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