opportune

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
opportune
    adj 1: suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous
           especially for a particular purpose; "an opportune place
           to make camp"; "an opportune arrival" [ant:
           {inopportune}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Opportune \Op`por*tune"\, a. [F. opporiun, L. opportunus, lit.,
   at or before the port; ob (see {Ob-}) + a derivative of
   portus port, harbor. See {Port} harbor.]
   Convenient; ready; hence, seasonable; timely. --Milton.
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         This is most opportune to our need.      --Shak.
   [1913 Webster] -- {Op`por*tune"ly}, adv. --
   {Op`por*tune"ness}, n.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Opportune \Op`por*tune"\, v. t.
   To suit. [Obs.] --Dr. Clerke(1637).
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
68 Moby Thesaurus words for "opportune":
      a propos, ad rem, adapted, advantageous, advisable, applicable,
      apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, auspicious, becoming,
      befitting, beneficial, congruous, convenient, decent, desirable,
      dovetailing, expedient, favorable, feasible, felicitous, fit,
      fitted, fitten, fitting, fortunate, fructuous, geared, germane,
      good, happy, helpful, just right, likely, lucky, meet, meshing,
      on the button, pat, pertinent, politic, profitable, proper,
      propitious, prosperous, providential, qualified, recommendable,
      relevant, right, ripe, seasonable, seemly, sortable, suitable,
      suited, suiting, tailored, timely, to be desired, to the point,
      to the purpose, useful, well-timed, wise, worthwhile

    

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