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 appositeness of this illustration will be evident when it is applied to the subject under consideration.

From Free Ships: The Restoration of the American Carrying Trade by Codman, John

By his inexhaustible humour, and the point and appositeness of his impromptus, he quite carried his audience away.

From Weird Tales. Vol. I by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)

“He’s a driver and a master,” piped up Grizzly Whiskers, with the appositeness of a Greek chorus.

From King Spruce, A Novel by Day, Holman

"What is the particular appositeness of your remarks, Beatrix?"

From The Dominant Strain by Edwards, H. C. (Harry C.)