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
“He’s a driver and a master,” piped up Grizzly Whiskers, with the appositeness of a Greek chorus.
From King Spruce, A Novel by Holman Day
Just at this time I received a letter from Varvilliers containing intelligence which was not only interesting in itself, but seemed to possess a peculiar appositeness.
From The King's Mirror by Anthony Hope
Through some accidental appositeness to some contemporaneous situation, these may become generally current.
From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Irwin Edman
"What is the particular appositeness of your remarks, Beatrix?"
From The Dominant Strain by H. C. (Harry C.) Edwards
