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

Only one dog was born in his final litter, so she was aptly named Solo, both after Han Solo from George Lucas' space opera saga and for being a rare singleton puppy. —Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 16 May 2025

She’s broken through her varying identity crises by way of her music— hence why her debut EP is aptly titled Identity Crisis. —Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 9 May 2025

Flip-Flops are the top-selling option at Amazon in its aptly named Women’s Flip-Flops category. —Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2025

He’s now known mostly for his beautifully emotive site-scapes, which aptly and eloquently depict New York through its many seasons and stages. —José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 8 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined above