apt

Definition

Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.

Etymology

From Old French apte, from Latin aptus (“suitable, fitting”). Either from obsolete apere (“to fasten, to join, to fit”), akin to apisci (“to reach, attain”) (compare with Greek ἅπτειν (áptein, “to fasten”) and Sanskrit आप्त (āpta, “fit”), from आप् (āp, “to reach, attain”)) or from *h₂ep- (“to join, fit (in)”).

Example Sentences

• "an apt metaphor"
• "apt punishment"
• "a river […] apt to be forded by a lamb"

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