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

Up on Deck 19, the Sun Deck glimmers with a saltwater pool (aptly named One Pool), jacuzzi bubbles, shaded cabanas for Royal Suite guests, a giant coral mural, and a life-size humpback whale gazing forever at the horizon. —Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025

The event, part of Pittsburgh’s aptly named annual pickle festival, Picklesburgh, drew a large, spirited crowd. —Angela Lian, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2025

Lucas failed to understand that Chicago’s lakefront is not a theme park like Disneyland, which is more aptly suited for his namesake museum. —Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025

Whisenhunt’s first two innings in the majors could also aptly be described as tough. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined above