Apropos \Ap"ro*pos`\ ([a^]p"r[-o]*p[=o]`), a. & adv. [F. [`a]
propos; [`a] (L. ad) + propos purpose, L. proposium plan,
purpose, fr. proponere to propose. See Propound.]
1. Opportunely or opportune; seasonably or seasonable.
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A tale extremely apropos. --Pope.
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2. By the way; to the purpose; suitably to the place or
subject; -- a word used to introduce an incidental
observation, suited to the occasion, though not strictly
belonging to the narration.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
apropos
adj : of an appropriate or pertinent nature [ant: malapropos]
adv 1: by the way; "apropos, can you lend me some money for the
weekend?" [syn: incidentally]
2: at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos" [syn: seasonably,
timely, well-timed]
WordNet (r) 2.0
72 Moby Thesaurus words for "apropos":
a propos, about, ad rem, adapted, admissible, against, anent,
appertaining, applicable, applying, apposite, appropriate,
apropos of, apt, as for, as regards, as respects, as to, becoming,
befitting, belonging, by the by, by the way, concerning,
dovetailing, en passant, felicitous, fit, fitted, fitting,
for example, geared, germane, happy, in passing, in point, in re,
in reference to, in respect to, incidentally, involving,
just right, likely, material, meet, meshing, on the button,
opportune, par exemple, parenthetically, pat, pertaining,
pertinent, proper, qualified, re, regarding, relevant, respecting,
right, seasonable, sortable, speaking of, suitable, suited,
suiting, tailored, to the point, to the purpose, touching, toward,
with respect to
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
incidentally, seasonably, timely, well-timed
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