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   apt

   /apt/

   adjective

   • 1. appropriate or suitable in the circumstances: "the theme could not be more apt" Similar suitablefittingappropriatebefittingrelevantfelicitouscongruousfitapplicablejudiciousappositeaproposto the purposeto the pointperfectidealrightjust rightmade to ordertailor-madeconvenientexpedientusefultimelyinformal:spot onOpposite inappropriate
   • 2. having a tendency to do something: "he is apt to be swayed by irrational considerations" Similar inclinedgivenlikelyliabledisposedpredisposedpronereadytendingsubjectof a mindcapableOpposite unlikely
   • 3. quick to learn: "she proved an apt pupil" Similar cleverquickbrightsharpquick to learnsmartintelligentablegiftedtalentedadeptproficientcompetentastuteinformal:geniuswhip-smartOpposite slow

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘suited, appropriate’): from Latin aptus ‘fitted’, past participle of apere ‘fasten’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   • P

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