apposite

  • 61appositive — (adj.) 1690s, from L. appositus, pp. of apponere to put to (see APPOSITE (Cf. apposite)) + IVE (Cf. ive). As a noun, from 1847 …

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  • 62inapposite — (adj.) 1620s (implied in inappositely), from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + APPOSITE (Cf. apposite) …

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  • 63relevant — adj pertinent, pertaining, appurtenant, to the point, germane, apropos, Latin, ad rem. material, applicable; at issue, in question; opportune, seasonable, timely, expedient; related, analogous, correspondent, comparable, allied, akin; apposite,… …

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  • 64fit — [adj1] suitable, appropriate able, adapted, adequate, advantageous, apposite, apt, becoming, befitting, beneficial, capable, comely, comme il faut, competent, conformable, convenient, correct, correspondent, deserving, desirable, due, equipped,… …

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  • 65relevant — [rel′ə vənt] adj. [ML relevans, prp. of relevare, to bear upon < L, to lift up: see RELIEVE] bearing upon or relating to the matter in hand; pertinent; to the point relevance n. relevancy relevantly adv. SYN. RELEVANT implies close logical… …

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  • 66to the point — RELEVANT, pertinent, apposite, germane, applicable, apropos, appropriate, apt, fitting, suitable, material; formal ad rem. → point * * * phrasal : relevant, pertinent, apt made a suggestion that was altogether to the point * * * to t …

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  • 67pos|tiche — «ps TEESH», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. added inappropriately, as ornament. 2. false; counterfeit. –n. 1. an imitation or substitute: »Fastidiousness, at any rate, is very good postiche for modesty (Ouida). 2. = pretense. (Cf. ↑ …

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  • 68Apposition — Ap po*si tion, n. [L. appositio, fr. apponere: cf. F. apposition. See {Apposite}.] 1. The act of adding; application; accretion. [1913 Webster] It grows . . . by the apposition of new matter. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. The putting of things in… …

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  • 69Fit — Fit, a. [Compar. {Fitter}; superl. {Fittest}.] [OE. fit, fyt; cf. E. feat neat, elegant, well made, or icel. fitja to web, knit, OD. vitten to suit, square, Goth. f?tjan to adorn. [root]77.] 1. Adapted to an end, object, or design; suitable by… …

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  • 70Fitter — Fit Fit, a. [Compar. {Fitter}; superl. {Fittest}.] [OE. fit, fyt; cf. E. feat neat, elegant, well made, or icel. fitja to web, knit, OD. vitten to suit, square, Goth. f?tjan to adorn. [root]77.] 1. Adapted to an end, object, or design; suitable… …

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