opportune
AdjectiveUS[op-er-toon]/ˌɑpɚˈtun/3 syllables
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Adjective (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”“an opportune time to receive guests”Opposite inopportuneSimilar good, timelySee also advantageous, favorable
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Op′por·tune′ adjective
Origin: 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. John Milton
This is most opportune to our need.— William Shakespeare
— Op′wb-a2′>′por·tune′wb-a1′>′ly, adverb — Op′wb-a2′>′por·tune′wb-a1′>′ness, noun
Op′por·tune′ transitive verb
To suit. obsolete Dr. Clerke(1637).
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54