appositeness

Example Sentences

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I could not at the moment recall Enoch’s appositeness; so I had to ask a simple question, though I felt that by so doing I was lowering myself in the eyes of the lunatic:—

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

The present hand-book of Döderlein is remarkable for the brevity, distinctness, perspicuity, and appositeness of its definitions.

From Döderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes by Döderlein, Ludwig

It was true he had from time to time offered suggestions, the appositeness and value of which it was not for him to determine.

From Punch 1893.07.29 by Various

Johnny was not exactly interested; vistas were opened for which he had no eyes and which possessed no appositeness to his own aims.

From On the Stairs by Fuller, Henry Blake

There the matter lies, and its appositeness to the story of Llantrisant is this: that the dream of Olwen Phillips was, in fact, the Vision of the Holy Graal.

From The Great Return by Machen, Arthur