Word Frequency
apropos (ˌæprəˈpəʊ
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Definitions
adjective
- appropriate; pertinent
adverb
- appropriately or pertinently
- by the way; incidentally
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Word Origin
C17: from French à propos to the purposeSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = appropriate, right, seemly, fitting, fit, related, correct, belonging, suitable, relevant, proper, to the point, apt, applicable, pertinent, befitting, apposite, opportune, germane, to the purpose, meet
= appropriately, timely, to the point, suitably, aptly, pertinently, to the purpose, relevantly, opportunely
Example Sentences Including 'apropos'
'For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me and that which I was afraid of is come unto me... "It was so apropos.Iced
He is currently contesting his mother's will, he blurts out, apropos of nothing.Globe and Mail (2003)
Healey has made a dreadful speech about Mrs Thatcher `glorying in slaughter" apropos the Falklands.The Kenneth Williams Diaries
Last year a senior Dutch cabinet minister talked me through some very interesting findings apropos his own country's Islamic population.Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)
The fact that they are getting drunk means they keep breaking into laughter apropos of nothing.THE CHEEK PERFORATION DANCE (2002)
The world was strange, she said several times, apropos of how they'd met, or how quickly they'd discovered the depth of their feelings.EVERVILLE (2001)
WEDNESDAY Visit from neighbours apropos impending disaster called factor's bills.Glasgow Herald (2001)
`This game is not about one individual," Robinson said apropos Mathew Tait, the one new cap in the team.Times, Sunday Times (2005)
anupam bhatia, through e-mail The Golden Hope This is apropos the column An Idea Of A Gem (BT, October 27, 2002) by Mahesh Murthy.Business Today (2002)
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