apropos

Apropos is defined as doing something when it is a good time to do it.

(adverb)

A check arriving in the mail the day before your rent is due is an example of the check arriving apropos.

The definition of apropos is something that is connected to a certain situation.

(adjective)

If a lawyer refers to a previous court ruling in a similar case, that referral would be apropos to the current case.

See apropos in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adverb

Origin: Fr à propos, to the purpose < L ad, to + propositus, pp. of proponere, propose

adjective

fitting the occasion; relevant; apt

in connection with; with regard to

See apropos in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Being at once opportune and to the point. See Synonyms at relevant.

adverb

preposition

With regard to; concerning: Apropos our date for lunch, I can't go.

Origin:

Origin: French à propos

Origin: : à, to (from Old French a, from Latin ad-; see ad-)

Origin: + propos, purpose (from Latin prōpositum, neuter past participle of prōpōnere, to intend; see propose)

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