different between antly vs aptly

English

Etymology

From ant +? -ly.

Adjective

antly (comparative antlier or more antly, superlative antliest or most antly)

1. Of, resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to ants; formic.
   • 1964, Conrad Aiken, Richard P. Blackmur, The collected novels of Conrad Aiken:

     Statues, of heroic size, would be erected to the great ant heroes — warriors, builders, or what not — inscribed with phrases like, "He was the antliest ant of all time." . . . And of course there would be an anthropomorphic god.

   • 2007, Robert Malcolm Murray, Jan Narveson, Liberty, Games and Contracts:

     Such a plan just wouldn't be reasonable, given typical antly survival requirements. Cooperation is surely the best policy. It would be much wiser for each ant to align its behaviour with that of its fellows, provided those other ants do [...]

Translations

Anagrams

• altyn

English

Etymology

apt +? -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æp(t).li/

Adverb

aptly (comparative more aptly, superlative most aptly)

1. In an apt or suitable manner; fittingly; appropriately; suitably
   • 1890, Jacob Riis, How the Other Half Lives Chapter XIII

     The border-land where the white and black races meet in common debauch, the aptly-named black-and-tan saloon, has never been debatable ground from a moral standpoint.

Translations

References

• aptly in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• patly, platy, platy-, typal