opportunely

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adverb

In a manner suitable for some particular purpose.

Opposite
inopportunely
OriginMiddle English oportunely →
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Meanings

adverbopportunely (comparative more opportunely, superlative most opportunely)

comparative more opportunely · superlative most opportunely

  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.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbconveniently

Opposite
inopportunely
Also see
timeously

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishoportunely
  2. Englishopportunely

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

More words from Middle English

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Translations

Finnish sopivasti, sattuvasti
  • sopivastiin a manner suitable for some particular purpose
  • sattuvastiin a manner suitable for some particular purpose
  • sopivastiin a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time
  • sattuvastiin a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time
German rechtzeitig
  • rechtzeitigin a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time
Hungarian jókor, idejében
  • jókorin a manner suitable for some particular purpose
  • idejébenin a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time
  • idejekoránin a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time
Russian благоприя́тно, уме́стно
  • благоприя́тно (blagoprijátno)in a manner suitable for some particular purpose
  • уме́стно (uméstno)in a manner suitable for some particular purpose
  • с учётом сложившихся обстоятельств (s učótom složivšixsja obstojatelʹstv)in a manner suitable for some particular purpose
  • своевре́менно (svojevrémenno)in a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time
  • заблаговре́менно (zablagovrémenno)in a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time
Spanish tempestivamente
  • tempestivamentein a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time
Ukrainian своєча́сно
  • своєча́сно (svoječásno)in a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time
Cite this entry
APA

opportunely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opportunely

MLA

“opportunely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opportunely. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “opportunely,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opportunely.

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