Dictionary Entry

aptly

Part of SpeechadverbPronunciation/ˈæp(t).li/Used In Literature ↓

In an apt or suitable manner; fitly; appropriately

In a Sentence

“My friend, aptly nicknamed "Shorty"”

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Common Phrases

described aptlynamed aptlycalled aptlydescribes aptlyput aptlytermed aptly

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Poetry examples for “aptly”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

The nymph whose tail is all on flame,
Is aptly term'd a glow-worm:

Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken,
"Doubtless," said I, "what it utters is its only stock and store,

Is--to tell him that a girl's
"Love" comes aptly in when gruff
Grows his singing, (There, enough!)

Is--to tell him that a girl's
"Love" comes aptly in when gruff
Grows his singing, (There, enough!)

Was green and woody, and refresh'd the eye.
It was a spot which you might aptly call
The Valley of Seclusion ! Once I saw