释义 |
inˈaptly, adv. [f. inapt + -ly2.] In an inapt manner; unfitly, inappropriately.
a1834Coleridge cited by Worcester. 1859C. Barker Assoc. Princ. ii. 34 These associations may not inaptly be compared to the then military organization of the country. 1885Law Times LXXVIII. 211/2 An auction is not inaptly called locus penitentiæ. |