 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
apropos
adjective: of an appropriate or pertinent nature [ant: {malapropos}]
adverb
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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Apropos \Ap"ro*pos'\ ([a^]p"r[-o]*p[=o]'), adjective & adverb [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.
A tale extremely apropos. --Pope.
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.
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
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