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apposite

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ap·po·site  (p-zt)
adj.
Strikingly appropriate and relevant. See Synonyms at relevant.

[Latin appositus, past participle of appnere, to put near : ad-, ad- + pnere, to put; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

appo·site·ly adv.
appo·site·ness n.

apposite [ˈæpəzɪt]
adj
well suited for the purpose; appropriate; apt
[from Latin appositus placed near, from appōnere, from pōnere to put, place]
appositely  adv
appositeness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.apposite - being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"
apropos - of an appropriate or pertinent nature

apposite
adjective appropriate, fitting, suited, suitable, relevant, proper, to the point, apt, applicable, pertinent, befitting, apropos, germane, to the purpose, appertaining Recent events have made his central theme even more apposite.
irrelevant, inappropriate, unsuitable, unsuited, inapplicable, inapt
Translations
apposite [ˈæpəzɪt] ADJapropiado (to para)
apposite [ˈæpəzɪt] adj (formal) (= relevant, apt) [theme, phrase] → pertinent(e)
apposite
adj comment, phrasetreffend, passend; questionangebracht
apposite [ˈæpəzɪt] adj (frm) (question, remark) → appropriato/a, pertinente


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We were both so excited that, at the moment of greeting, neither of us could be apposite to the occasion in words, so we communicated our feelings by signs; as thus, David half sat down in a place where there was no chair, which is his favourite preparation for being emphatic, and is borrowed, I think, from the frogs, and we then made the extraordinary faces which mean, "What a tremendous adventure
That shot of yours, whether by instinct or intention, of the hawk and the pigeon was peculiarly apposite.
It is odd therefore, that the one apposite passage which recurred to me in its entirety was in hexameters and pentameters
 
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