: 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
Peter BrownExamples of aptly in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Your first Korean mini-album is aptly titled Back to Life.
—Billboard Korea, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
The appearance of the spite triangle made headlines in July 1922, with the New York Times giving it an aptly small amount of newspaper real estate .
—Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
In 2019, Major's House of GG, also known as the Griffin-Gracy Educational and Historical Center, bought a house in Little Rock, Arkansas, to be the site of The Oasis, an aptly named sanctuary for trans folks of color.
—Tre’vell Anderson, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
Released in 2023 with Cooper himself fronting the campaign, the aptly named Tambour Steel is a sporty riff on the 2002 original.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for aptly
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Billboard Korea, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
The appearance of the spite triangle made headlines in July 1922, with the New York Times giving it an aptly small amount of newspaper real estate .
—Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
In 2019, Major's House of GG, also known as the Griffin-Gracy Educational and Historical Center, bought a house in Little Rock, Arkansas, to be the site of The Oasis, an aptly named sanctuary for trans folks of color.
—Tre’vell Anderson, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
Released in 2023 with Cooper himself fronting the campaign, the aptly named Tambour Steel is a sporty riff on the 2002 original.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for aptly
Cite this Entry
“Aptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aptly. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share