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Opportunely

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.

This is most opportune to our need.
--Shak. [1913 Webster] -- Op`por*tune"ly, adv. -- Op`por*tune"ness, n.

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opportunely

adv. 1 In a manner suitable for some particular purpose. 2 In a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time.

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opportunely

adv. at an opportune time; "he arrived rather opportunely just when we needed a new butler" [ant: inopportunely]

Usage examples of "opportunely".

The worthy lady sent me a bill of exchange for fifty thousand francs, which she had happily not entrusted to the robber, and the money rescued me very opportunely from the state to which my imprudence had reduced me.

And now the Nevian defenders of the Third City had seemed and were employing the vast store of allotropic iron so opportunely delivered by Nerado.

He was a bannerless knight, named Julien de Boys-Bourredon, who not having inherited on his estate enough to make a toothpick, and knowing no other wealth than the rich nature with which his dead mother had opportunely furnished him, conceived the idea of deriving therefrom both rent and profit at court, knowing how fond ladies are of those good revenues, and value them high and dear, when they can stand being looked at between two suns.

At this time General Sickles opportunely arrived, and instructed me to order them outside the camp, which I did, amidst the loud cheers of our soldiers.

The worthy lady sent me a bill of exchange for fifty thousand francs, which she had happily not entrusted to the robber, and the money rescued me very opportunely from the state to which my imprudence had reduced me.

Bagnet is busy, when Mr. Bagnet and young Woolwich opportunely come home.

She had never seen Claud till yesterday, when he so opportunely appeared for her rescue.

But for effect - to produce a striking coup de theatre - we could not have come more opportunely.

And since its floppings had subsided, smaller things had cautiously ventured forth to sample a feast they had never expected to enjoy so opportunely.