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apposite

ap·po·site

UK/ˈæp.ə.zɪt/ US/əˈpɒz.ɪt/ uncommon rare

adjective

1.

being of striking appropriateness and pertinence

  • “the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images”
  • “an apt reply”

Origin

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

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