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Main Entry: apt
Pronunciation: apt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English apt "suitable," from Latin aptus "apt, fit" --related to ADAPT 1: just right; especially: being to the point : RELEVANT <an apt remark> 2: having a tendency : INCLINED, LIKELY <apt to become angry> 3: quick to learn <an apt pupil> synonym see QUICK - apt·lyadverb - apt·ness /ap(t)-ns/ noun