apropos :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

incidentally

adv. "Apropos, can you lend me some money for the weekend?"

timely, well-timed, seasonably, at an opportune time

adv. at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos"

apropos

adj. of an appropriate or pertinent nature

befitting

adj. appropriate to; "behavior befitting a father"

right, proper, suitable

adj. appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"; "he is not a suitable husband for her"

proper

adj. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"

applicable

adj. capable of being applied; having relevance; "gave applicable examples to support her argument"

comely, decent, decorous, becoming, seemly, comme il faut

adj. according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"

decorous

adj. characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme"

fitting, meet, suitable

adj. being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first"

related, germane

adj. having close kinship and appropriateness; "he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue"

pertinent, to the point

adj. having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand; "a list of articles pertinent to the discussion"; "remarks that were to the point"

relevant

adj. having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research"

right, correct

adj. in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"

fitting

adj. in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"

appropriate

adj. suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"

malapropos

adj. of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature

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