More apt, appropriate, or suitable; the comparative form of apt.
From Latin aptus (fitted, suitable), which derives from the root ap- (to fit). The -er suffix creates the comparative form, indicating a greater degree of fitness or suitability.
When someone says your joke was 'apter' than theirs, they're using an old Latin word that meant 'fitted'—language itself has been judging our comedy for 2,000 years!
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