Apt"ly (&?;), adv. In an apt or suitable manner; fitly; properly; pertinently; appropriately; readily.
Apt"ness, n. 1. Fitness; suitableness; appropriateness; as, the aptness of things to their end.
The aptness of his quotations.
J. R. Green.
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2. Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of men to follow example.
3. Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility; as, an aptness to learn is more observable in some children than in others.