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Apt Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Apt? [adj] being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply" [adj] mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker Synonyms \| Synonyms for Apt: apposite \| appropriate \| apropos \| clever \| intelligent \| pertinent Related Terms \| Find terms related to Apt: a propos \| ad rem \| adapted \| adept \| adroit \| alert \| applicable \| apposite \| appropriate \| apropos \| artistic \| authoritative \| becoming \| befitting \| bent \| brainy \| bravura \| bright \| brilliant \| clean \| clever \| comely \| compelling \| convincing \| coordinated \| correct \| crack \| crackerjack \| cunning \| cute \| daedal \| Daedalian \| decisive \| deft \| dexterous \| dextrous \| diplomatic \| disposed \| dispositioned \| docile \| dovetailing \| educable \| exact \| excellent \| expeditious \| expert \| facile \| fair \| fancy \| felicitous \| fit \| fitted \| fitting \| foreseeable \| formable \| geared \| gifted \| given \| good \| goodish \| graceful \| handy \| happy \| hopeful \| immediate \| impressionable \| in the cards \| in the mood \| inclined \| ingenious \| inspired \| instant \| instantaneous \| instructable \| intelligent \| just \| just right \| keen \| keen-witted \| liable \| likely \| magisterial \| malleable \| masterful \| masterly \| meet \| meshing \| minded \| moldable \| motivated \| neat \| nice \| nimble \| nimble-witted \| no dumbbell \| no mean \| not born yesterday \| odds-on \| on the button \| opportune \| pat \| pertinent \| plastic \| pliable \| politic \| precise \| predictable \| predictable within limits \| predisposed \| presumable \| presumptive \| probable \| professional \| proficient \| promising \| prompt \| prone \| proper \| punctual \| qualified \| quick \| quick-thinking \| quick-witted \| quite some \| ready \| receptive \| relevant \| resourceful \| right \| ripe for instruction \| schoolable \| scintillating \| seasonable \| seemly \| sharp \| sharp-witted \| skillful \| slick \| smart \| some \| sortable \| speedy \| statesmanlike \| statistically probable \| steel-trap \| stylish \| suitable \| suited \| suiting \| summary \| susceptible \| swift \| tactful \| tailored \| talented \| teachable \| telling \| the compleat \| the complete \| thirsty for knowledge \| to the point \| to the purpose \| trainable \| verisimilar \| virtuoso \| well-chosen \| well-done \| well-expressed \| well-put \| willing \| workmanlike See Also \| Apt In Webster's Dictionary \Apt\, a. [F. apte, L. aptus, fr. obsolete apere to fasten, to join, to fit, akin to apisci to reach, attain: cf. Gr. ? to fasten, Skr. [=a]pta fit, fr. [=a]p to reach attain.] 1. Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate. They have always apt instruments. --Burke. A river . . . apt to be forded by a lamb. --Jer. Taylor. 2. Having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; -- used of things. My vines and peaches . . . were apt to have a soot or smuttiness upon their leaves and fruit. --Temple. This tree, if unprotected, is apt to be stripped of the leaves by a leaf-cutting ant. --Lubbock. 3. Inclined; disposed customarily; given; ready; -- used of persons. Apter to give than thou wit be to ask. --Beau. & Fl. That lofty pity with which prosperous folk are apt to remember their grandfathers. --F. Harrison. 4. Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert; as, a pupil apt to learn; an apt scholar. ``An apt wit.'' --Johnson. Live a thousand years, I shall not find myself so apt to die. --Shak. I find thee apt . . . Now, Hamlet, hear. --Shak. Syn: Fit; meet; suitable; qualified; inclined; disposed; liable; ready; quick; prompt. \Apt\, v. t. [L. aptare. See {Aptate}.] To fit; to suit; to adapt. [Obs.] `` To apt their places.'' --B. Jonson. That our speech be apted to edification. --Jer. Taylor.

Apt Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Apt?

[adj] being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"
[adj] mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker

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Apt In Webster's Dictionary

\Apt\, a. [F. apte, L. aptus, fr. obsolete apere to fasten,
to join, to fit, akin to apisci to reach, attain: cf. Gr. ?
to fasten, Skr. [=a]pta fit, fr. [=a]p to reach attain.]
1. Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate.

         They have always apt instruments.     --Burke.

         A river . . . apt to be forded by a lamb. --Jer.
                                               Taylor.

2. Having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely;
   -- used of things.

         My vines and peaches . . . were apt to have a soot
         or smuttiness upon their leaves and fruit. --Temple.

         This tree, if unprotected, is apt to be stripped of
         the leaves by a leaf-cutting ant.     --Lubbock.

3. Inclined; disposed customarily; given; ready; -- used of
   persons.

         Apter to give than thou wit be to ask. --Beau. & Fl.

         That lofty pity with which prosperous folk are apt
         to remember their grandfathers.       --F. Harrison.

4. Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something);
   quick to learn; prompt; expert; as, a pupil apt to learn;
   an apt scholar. ``An apt wit.'' --Johnson.

         Live a thousand years, I shall not find myself so
         apt to die.                           --Shak.

         I find thee apt . . . Now, Hamlet, hear. --Shak.

Syn: Fit; meet; suitable; qualified; inclined; disposed;
     liable; ready; quick; prompt.


\Apt\, v. t. [L. aptare. See {Aptate}.]
To fit; to suit; to adapt. [Obs.] `` To apt their places.''
--B. Jonson.

      That our speech be apted to edification. --Jer. Taylor.

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