: 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
Geraldine BrooksAll 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
Joey BartolomeoPaganism 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
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King Charles and Queen Camilla have a horse entered in the 5 p.m. race, aptly named Reaching High.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 17 June 2025
Lucy works for a ritzy company aptly named Adore and has just brokered her ninth client wedding.
—Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2025
Another bonus: The aptly named Cabana Club at the stern offers another 355 square feet surrounded by 270 degrees of windows.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
Besides foregoing the use of harmful chemicals, the company claims to have developed a sunscreen product that actually helps corals—aptly named Coral Care—by providing nutrients that naturally exist in sea water, though this study is still being peer reviewed.
—Mariana Zapata, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2025
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Simon Perry, People.com, 17 June 2025
Lucy works for a ritzy company aptly named Adore and has just brokered her ninth client wedding.
—Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2025
Another bonus: The aptly named Cabana Club at the stern offers another 355 square feet surrounded by 270 degrees of windows.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
Besides foregoing the use of harmful chemicals, the company claims to have developed a sunscreen product that actually helps corals—aptly named Coral Care—by providing nutrients that naturally exist in sea water, though this study is still being peer reviewed.
—Mariana Zapata, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2025
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“Aptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aptly. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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