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apt

/æpt/
adjective
  1. Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.

    "an apt metaphor"

    Similar: appropriate, meet, suitable

  2. (of persons or things) Having a habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards.

    Similar: disposed, inclined, liable, predisposed, tending towards

  3. Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn.

    "a pupil apt to learn"

    Similar: expert, fit, prompt, qualified, ready

Synonymsappropriate, meet, suitable, disposed, inclined, liable

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