Apt

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 - Apt
Author: Noah Webster

APT, a. [L. aptus, from apto, to fit. Gr. to tie.]

1. Fit; suitable; as, he used very apt metaphors.

2. Having a tendency; liable; used of things; as, wheat on moist land is apt to blast or be winter-killed.

3. Inclined; disposed customarily; used of persons; as, men are too apt to slander others.

4. Ready; quick; used of the mental powers; as, a pupil apt to learn; an opt wit.

5. Qualified; fit.

All the men of might, strong and apt for war. 2 Ki 24.

APT, v.t. To fit; to suit or adapt. Obs.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Apt," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 12, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8PBXFJK666DBIWB.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Apt." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 12 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8PBXFJK666DBIWB.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Apt' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 12 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8PBXFJK666DBIWB.