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apposite

adjective
 
 
/ˈæp.ə.zɪt/ /-zaɪt/ formal

Definition

suitable and right for the occasion: an apposite phrase/quotation/remark The film starts in a graveyard, an apposite image for the decaying society which is the theme of the film.Suitable and acceptableQuite good, or not very good
(Definition of apposite adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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