Definition of apter Apter
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What does apter mean?
Part of speech
🔤- apter, adjective, comparative of apt.
WordNet
Adjectiveapt, apter, aptest |
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| apt - at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant; "he is apt to lose"; "she is liable to forget" | ||
| liable | ||
| likely within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse" | ||
| apt - (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions" | ||
| disposed, given, minded, tending | ||
| inclined at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane" | ||
| apt - mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker | ||
| clever | ||
| intelligent having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" | ||
| apt - being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply" | ||
| apposite, pertinent | ||
| apropos of an appropriate or pertinent nature | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- apt (a.)
Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate. - apt (a.)
Having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; -- used of things. - apt (a.)
Inclined; disposed customarily; given; ready; -- used of persons. - apt (a.)
Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert; as, a pupil apt to learn; an apt scholar. - apt (v. t.)
To fit; to suit; to adapt.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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apt
Following the established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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apt
apt, adj. liable: ready for or prone to anything: prompt, open to impressions (with at).—adv. Apt′ly.—n. Apt′ness. [L. apt-us, fit, suitable, apposite; cog. with Gr. hapt-ein.]
