Antonyms for apposite
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ap-uh-zit, uh-poz-it |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæp ə zɪt, əˈpɒz ɪt |
Definition of apposite
Origin :- 1620s, "well-put or applied, appropriate," from Latin appositus "contiguous, neighboring;" figuratively "fit, proper, suitable," past participle of apponere "apply to, put near," from ad- "near" (see ad-) + ponere "to place" (see position (n.)).
- adj pertinent
- Even Balder made remarks which seemed to be regarded as apposite.
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
- Talk should proceed by instances; by the apposite, not the expository.
- Extract from : « The Pocket R.L.S. » by Robert Louis Stevenson
- In any event it was apposite to remark, "Of course Emmie's the pet."
- Extract from : « The Open Question » by Elizabeth Robins
- The Skipper's apposite remarks aided me in keeping my senses.
- Extract from : « Latitude 19 degree » by Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield
- The transposition is complete, and the allusion most apposite.
- Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 » by Various
- He flung a swift glance at the man as he realized that his observation was apposite.
- Extract from : « Thrice Armed » by Harold Bindloss
- This consideration seemed to Mentezufis so apposite that he looked at Mefres.
- Extract from : « The Pharaoh and the Priest » by Alexander Glovatski
- With quips and jokes, apposite and sparkling, he "is wont to set the table in a roar."
- Extract from : « Western Worthies » by J. Stephen Jeans
- The words which he has taken from me are so apposite as to be almost prophetical.
- Extract from : « Apologia pro Vita Sua » by John Henry Newman
- The constitution of Maryland furnishes the most apposite example.
- Extract from : « The Federalist Papers » by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
Synonyms for apposite
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