apropos
Adjective
- Very appropriate to a particular situation.
- of an appropriate or pertinent nature
Adverb
- at an opportune time
- "your letter arrived apropos"
- introducing a different topic; in point of fact
Adj
- Of an appropriate or pertinent nature.
- By the way, incidental.
Prep
- Regarding, concerning, in regard to, on the subject of
Adv
- By the way.
- Timely; at a good time.
- To the purpose; appropriately.
Noun
- Fittingness, pertinence.
Examples
- His comment about the dictionary was apropos, as we were in a heated word challenge.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French à propos (“on that subject”).
Similar in meaning and form, and to some extent etymology, to appropriate, but not a doublet of it.
Synonyms
by the bye, by the way, incidentally, seasonably, timely, well-timed, about, as for, incidental
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
apropos: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordapropos: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
apropos: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary