APTLY
What does "APTLY" mean?
In a way that is appropriate or fitting to the situation.
Meanings
- In a manner suited to the circumstances; fittingly. The storm-battered ship was aptly named Resilience.
Word origin
From 'apt', via Old French 'apte' from Latin 'aptus', the past participle of 'apere' ('to fasten, attach'), plus the adverb-forming suffix '-ly'.
Remember it
APTLY = APT + LY: when something is APT, add LY and it fits the sentence just as APTly as it fits the world.
A little poem
The word slid home like a key in a lock-
no force, no fumbling, just the click of clock.
couplet
What it teaches
The right word in the right place does the work of ten in the wrong one.
Quick facts
What does APTLY mean?
In a way that is appropriate or fitting to the situation.
Is APTLY a valid word?
Yes — APTLY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is APTLY?
APTLY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does APTLY come from?
From 'apt', via Old French 'apte' from Latin 'aptus', the past participle of 'apere' ('to fasten, attach'), plus the adverb-forming suffix '-ly'.
What can APTLY teach us?
The right word in the right place does the work of ten in the wrong one.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.