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Thesaurus: apt

Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate.

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  1. a. Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate.
  2. a. Having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; -- used of things.
  3. a. Inclined; disposed customarily; given; ready; -- used of persons.
  4. a. Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert; as, a pupil apt to learn; an apt scholar.
  5. v. t. To fit; to suit; to adapt.
  6. adj. (usually followed by ‘to’) naturally disposed toward
  7. adj. at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
  8. adj. mentally quick and resourceful
  9. adj. being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  10. j:100 s. (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward s. at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant s. mentally quick and resourceful