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opportunely en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɑ.pɚˈtun.li/ (US)
  • /ˈɒp.ə.tʃuːn.li/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɒp.ə.tjuːn.li/ (UK)
  • /ˌɒp.əˈtjuːn.li/ (UK)
  • /ˌɑ.pɚˈtjun.li/ (US)

Etymology

From Middle English oportunely, equivalent to opportune + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In a manner suitable for some particular purpose.
    • Amongst this number of cordials and alteratives I do not find a more present remedy than a cup of wine or strong drink, if it be soberly and opportunely used. 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 5, member 1, subsection v:
  2. In a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most opportunely Degree=Sup lexicographic
more opportunely Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Relateds

opportune

Translations (16)

fi sattuvasti (in a manner suitable for some particular purpose) · hu idejében (in a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time) · fi sattuvasti (in a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time) · ru своевре́менно (in a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time) · fi sopivasti (in a manner suitable for some particular purpose) · es tempestivamente (in a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time) · fi sopivasti (in a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time) · uk своєча́сно (in a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time) · ru с учётом сложившихся обстоятельств (in a manner suitable for some particular purpose) · ru заблаговре́менно (in a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time) · de rechtzeitig (in a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time) · hu idejekorán (in a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time) · ru благоприя́тно (in a manner suitable for some particular purpose) · hu jókor (in a manner suitable for some particular purpose) · ru уме́стно (in a manner suitable for some particular purpose) · got 𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍉 (in a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time)