| ADVERB | all | apropos, seasonably, timely, well-timed | at an opportune time |
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| all | apropos, by the way, by the bye, incidentally | introducing a different topic | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | apropos | of an appropriate or pertinent nature |
| Sounds | ae.prahpow' | |
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| Rhymes | capo ... zippo: 13 rhymes with pow... | |
| Meaning | Of an appropriate or pertinent nature. | |
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| Attribute of | appropriateness | The quality of being specially suitable |
| Narrower | apposite, apt, pertinent | Of striking appropriateness and pertinence |
| See also | appropriate | Suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc |
| Opposite | malapropos | Of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature |
| Spanish | oportuno, pertinente | |
| Catalan | oportú | |
| Meaning | At an opportune time. | |
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| Example | "your letter arrived apropos" | |
| Synonyms | seasonably, timely, well-timed | |
| Spanish | tempestivamente | |
| Meaning | introducing a different topic; in point of fact. | |
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| Synonyms | by the way, by the bye, incidentally | |
| Spanish | a propósito, de paso, por cierto | |
| Catalan | a propòsit, per cert | |
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