From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishappositeap‧po‧site /ˈæpəzət/ adjective formal SUITABLEsuitable to what is happening or being discussed SYN appropriate OPP inappropriateapposite to His observations are, indeed, apposite to the present discussion. —appositely adverb —appositeness noun [uncountable]
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apposite• Areas where safeguards developed against the backdrop of a different type of decision-making may be more efficacious and apposite.• Adequate on-line and off-line information is essential for apposite decision-making.• Refreshed, I said hi to a few filmstars, briefly joining them at their tables with a selection of apposite one-liners.• Ms. Emerson made a few brief but apposite remarks about the incident.• This book, then, makes an apposite sequel to her last novel, Le Divorce.• There is one apposite text which may be worth a closer look.Origin apposite (1600-1700) Latin past participle of apponere “to put near”, from ad- “to” + ponere “to put” 