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apposite(dictionary)

apposite (iou)



apposite adjective & noun. L16.
[Latin appositus pa. pple of apponere apply, from ad- AP-1 + ponere to place, put.]
A. adjective.
Well put or applied; appropriate, suitable. L16.
W. S. Maugham He rehearsed to himself a number of apposite speeches.
Of a person: ready with apt remarks. M17-L18.
b. noun. Something placed beside or in apposition. rare. L17.
appositely adverb M17.
appositeness noun M17.