APPOSITE


Meaning of APPOSITE in English

ˈapəzə̇t sometimes əˈpäz- or aˈpäz- adjective

Etymology: Latin appositus, from past participle of apponere to place near, apply to, from ad- + ponere to put — more at position

: highly pertinent or appropriate : relevant , apt

examples more or less apposite to one subject — Edward Clodd

apposite illustrations may be found in recent statutes — B.N.Cardozo

her use of anecdote is apposite — Carl Van Vechten

Synonyms: see relevant

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.