Synonyms for aptly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : apt
Phonetic Transcription : æpt

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Définition of aptly

Origin :
  • early 15c., "by natural means," from apt + -ly (2).
  • As in apropos : adv relevantly, suitably
  • As in neatly : adv tidily
  • As in pat : adv exactly, fittingly
  • As in right : adv appropriately, suitably
  • As in appropriately : adv suitably
  • As in cleverly : adv in a dexterous manner
  • As in intelligently : adv cleverly
  • As in happily : adv successfully
Example sentences :
  • But that way madness lay, as Shakespeare has so aptly said of another matter.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "The Hithertos," as Mr. Zangwill has aptly termed them, are helpless.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • "That looks good to me," said Peter, delighted that the argot fell so aptly from his lips.
  • Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
  • If so, he had performed an unprecedented feat in recalling it so aptly.
  • Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller
  • These tales may be aptly described the best books for boys and girls.
  • Extract from : « Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service » by H. Irving Hancock
  • Of this class of workman it may be said quite as aptly as of the poet, that he is born, not made.
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter » by John Hill Burton
  • These tales may be aptly described as those of a new Cooper.
  • Extract from : « The Pony Rider Boys in Texas » by Frank Gee Patchin
  • It has been aptly called "building the pyramid from the apex downward."
  • Extract from : « Short Story Writing » by Charles Raymond Barrett
  • Many of them say good things; hardly one delivers them aptly or gracefully.
  • Extract from : « Glances at Europe » by Horace Greeley
  • An anecdote often told of him aptly illustrates his habit of mind.
  • Extract from : « Fables in Rhyme for Little Folks » by Jean de La Fontaine

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