Apt and Prone to

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Apt adjective - Having a tendency to be or act in a certain way.

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Prone to and apt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prone to" instead an adjective "Apt".

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Apt and prone to are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apt" instead an adjective phrase "Prone to".

Malaproper: Stella is very, very prone to this; these can prove amusingly apt, such as when she claims to be a Shrinking Violent...Stella: Time and tide wait for Norman.

Source: Video Game / Dragon Quest IX
It's an apt name, as he's prone to fits of anger, but also because he literally has half a penis; the other half got shot off.

Source: Compensating for Something

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