appositely
- adverb
- /əˈpɒzɪtli/
- Formal
:
apropiadamente
- She appositely chose the right moment to speak, capturing everyone's attention.
Examples
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"Vive la difference," Fred said—not very appositely, in my judgment.
Fiction book (1997) -
What functionality is provided by EAMs or other monitoring technology to support appositely designed embedded audit control monitoring or substantive testing procedures?
Academic text (2005) -
The late John Hunter's House in Leicester Fields is now appositely enough devoted to the Fashionable Arts and Sciences.
Academic text (2016) -
The professor appositely used historical examples to illustrate his point in the lecture.
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He dressed appositely for the occasion, matching the formal requirements of the event.
Synonyms
686
1.0
To do something in the right way
120
3.5
In a suitable way for the situation
31
3.7
In a way that fits the situation
14
3.0
In a way that fits the situation
9
3.9
In a way that is right for the situation
1
5.4
In a way that relates to the topic being discussed
1
8.3
In a proper way for the situation
1
6.2
In a way that is related to the subject being discussed
In a way that is right for the situation
In a carefully chosen and pleasant way that fits the situation
Antonyms
How Appropriate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Appositely comes from apposite, made from the Latin parts ad- 'to' and ponere 'to put', so it once meant 'put in the right place'. You can see the same root in position, which means 'place', so to act appositely is to do something in a way that is right or suitable for the situation.