apter

apter

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæptə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæptɚ/

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Adjective

apter

1. comparative form of apt: more apt
   • 1597 — William Shakespeare, 2 Henry IV, i 1

     Thou tremblest; and the whiteness in thy cheek
     Is apter than thy tongue to tell thy errand.

   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

     [I]t hath been many an honest man's hap to pass for the father of children he never begot; and if your worship should provide for the child, it may make the people the apter to believe […]

   • 1844 — Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rappaccini's Daughter

     Would you deign to be my instructress, I should prove an apter scholar than if taught by Signor Rappaccini himself.

Anagrams

• Peart, Petra, apert, parte, pater, peart, petar, petra, prate, preta, reapt, repat, retap, taper, trape, treap

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Latin

Verb

apter

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of aptō