aptly

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
11
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈæp(t).li/

Definition of aptly

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In an apt or suitable manner; fittingly; appropriately; suitably
    “an aptly named hotel”
    “My friend, aptly nicknamed “Shorty”, was small but strong.”
    “The border-land where the white and black races meet in common debauch, the aptly-named black-and-tan saloon, has never been debatable ground from a moral stand-point.”
    “The Noisy Scrub-bird is aptly named because its main call of several sweet notes is ear-piercingly loud.”
    “This was a war of choice. Even without the “Epstein Coalition” — as the Iranian media so aptly dubs their invaders — murdering 165 Iranian school girls on day one, “peace through strength” was never going to happen.”

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Etymology

From apt + -ly.

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