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

These jeans are also aptly named for their super high-rise silhouette that hits right at the ribcage, providing some smoothing and security over the tummy. —Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026

The aptly named God of Time is equipped with a groundbreaking tourbillon that spins at a record-breaking four seconds per rotation. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2026

After touring extensively last spring and summer, James Taylor is wasting no time getting back on the road this year with his aptly named All-Star Band. —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026

Also, as both books aptly observe, men can fawn, too. —Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined above