| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |   pt |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Exactly suitable; appropriate: an apt reply. 2. Having a natural tendency; inclined: She is apt to take offense easily. See Usage Notes at liable, likely. 3. Quick to learn or understand: an apt student. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French apte, from Latin aptus, past participle of apere, to fasten. | | OTHER FORMS: | apt ly —ADVERB
aptness —NOUN
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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