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Word entry · 5 letters

aptly

Best crossword clue

"In a fitting way"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈæp(t).li/Part of speech adverbSorted alptyStarts with AEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2P3T4L5Y

Definitions

  1. with competence; in a competent capable manner

Word origin

From apt + -ly.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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