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aproposadjective having to do with the matter at handthe actor announced to reporters that he would regard as apropos only questions about the movie and would ignore inquiries about his love life applicable, apposite, germane, material, pertinent, pointed, relative, relevant appropriate, apt, fit, fitting, suitableimportant, meaningful, significantsensible, usefuladmissible, allowable to the point extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, inapplicable, inapposite, irrelative, irrelevant, pointless frivolous, inconsequential, insignificant, little, minor, negligible, slight, trifling, trivial, unimportantmeaningless, purposeless, senseless, uselessinappropriate, inapt, unsuitableinadmissible aproposadverbby way of interjection or digressionI went up to New York last weekend; apropos, have you seen your New York cousins lately? aproposprepositionhaving to do withmakes a number of telling observations apropos the current political situation about, apropos of, as far as, as for, as regards(also as respects), as to, concerning, of, on, regarding, respecting, touching, toward(or towards) over in regard to, in respect to, in view of, with regard to, with respect to adj.relevant, germane, material, pertinent, apposite, applicable, apropos mean relating to or bearing upon the matter in hand.relevant implies a traceable, significant, logical connection.found material relevant to her case germane may additionally imply a fitness for or appropriateness to the situation or occasion.a point not germane to the discussion material implies so close a relationship that it cannot be dispensed with without serious alteration of the case.facts material to the investigation pertinent stresses a clear and decisive relevance.a pertinent observation apposite suggests a felicitous relevance.add an apposite quotation to the definition applicable suggests the fitness of bringing a general rule or principle to bear upon a particular case.the rule is not applicable in this case apropos suggests being both relevant and opportune.the quip was apropos in 1668 |