Definitions
being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
Word origin
From Old French apte, from Latin aptus (“suitable, fitting”). Either from obsolete apere (“to fasten, to join, to fit”), akin to apisci (“to reach, attain”) (compare with Greek ἅπτειν (áptein, “to fasten”) and Sanskrit आप्त (āpta, “fit”), from आप् (āp, “to reach, attain”)) or from *h₂ep- (“to join, fit (in)”).
Used in a sentence
“an apt metaphor”
“apt punishment”
“a river […] apt to be forded by a lamb”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Likely or fitting”3 letters
02“Likely or suitable”3 letters
03“Well-suited”3 letters
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