Àp’ro-pôs’, adv.

(ăp’ro pô’), adv. [Fr. à propos, from à, to, and propos, purpose, from Lat. propositum, plan, purpose, from proponere, to propose, from pro, before, and ponere, to put, place.] 1. Opportunely; seasonably. Warburton. 2. By the way; to the purpose;—a word used to introduce an incidental observation, suited to the occasion, though not strictly belonging to the narration.