aptly

adverb

apt·​ly ˈap(t)-lē 

: in an apt manner : in a way that is fitting or appropriate

… at the edge of the vast desert aptly named the Empty Quarter …

—Geraldine Brooks

All her albums have famously been autobiographical, and her latest, the aptly titled Speak Now, is filled with emotionally charged songs she wrote about the past two years of her life …

—Joey Bartolomeo

Paganism in Rome fell victim not to intolerance but to the "institutionalized egotism" (to use a phrase aptly applied to the absolutist monarchy of Louis XIV) that was a central feature of the late Roman imperial system.

—Peter Brown

Examples of aptly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The uptown location has a drive thru and indoor dining area, while the Melrose location aptly features a walk-up window. —Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025

As music memoirs go, Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ Cat on the Road to Findout couldn’t have been more aptly titled. —David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025

Levi’s Classic Straight Jeans Droves of Amazon shoppers also praise these Levi’s jeans that are aptly named for their timelessly stylish silhouette. —Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025

Polarity numbs himself with alcohol and can’t be bothered with God U’s suspicious new Dean, aptly named Cipher (Hamish Linklater). —Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined above