Apropos

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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