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appositely

appositely adverb: in an apposite manner.

Adverb

appositely (comparative more appositely, superlative most appositely)

  1. In an apposite manner.
    Synonyms:
    apropos

Synonyms of appositely

Forms of appositely

comparativemore appositely
superlativemost appositely

Origin of appositely

From apposite + -ly.

Questions about appositely

What does appositely mean?
Appositely means in an apposite manner.
What part of speech is appositely?
Appositely is an adverb.

Words near appositely in the dictionary

  1. apposer
  2. apposers
  3. apposes
  4. apposing
  5. apposite
  6. appositely
  7. appositeness
  8. appositenesses
  9. apposites
  10. appositio
  11. apposition

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