aptly

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæp(t).li/

Adverb

aptly

1. In an apt or suitable manner; fitly; appropriately

   an aptly named hotel

   My friend, aptly nicknamed "Shorty"

   • 1890, Jacob Riis, How the Other Half Lives Chapter XIII ↗

     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 standpoint.

Translations

• Italian: giustamente, adeguatamente, appropriatamente
• Portuguese: aptamente
• Russian: удачно
• Spanish: acertadamente, aptamente

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