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 aptly named flame azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) features blazing red, orange, and yellow flowers that are sure to stop you in your tracks. —Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025

Sink is strikingly dynamic and aptly disruptive, which is the whole point of her Shelby. —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025

That’s fine and fits aptly to an AI Continent approach. —Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025

On the topic of Italian dining, these plates, aptly named Riviera, bring a Mediterranean vibe to your tabletop. —Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 12 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined above