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

The event — aptly titled Cam For A Cause: A Fundraiser for The Cameron Boyce Foundation To End Epilepsy — is held every year in an effort to raise money and awareness for epilepsy and SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy), which tragically caused the young actor's death in July 2019. —Abby Stern, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024

The aptly named Prologue marks the beginning of a new era in Honda’s evolving environmental efforts. —Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024

Back in the early 1990s, Stewart had a talk show of his own on MTV, aptly titled The Jon Stewart Show. —Chloe Berger, Fortune, 22 May 2024

Those styles, plus the fact that Martha Stewart also recently wore platform sandals while traveling, aptly display their versatility and function. —Kayla Blanton, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined above