opportunely

adverb

Definition of opportunelynext
as in punctually

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  1. seasonably
  2. hastily
  3. impetuously
  4. rashly
  5. impulsively
  6. abruptly
  7. speedily
  8. recklessly
Adverb
  • The material is light enough for warmer days while still feeling seasonably appropriate.
    — Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Friday is breezy and seasonably warm with a slightly higher chance for rains.
    — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of seasonably
Adverb
  • The bug had never come up in testing, and the FIA had to hastily write and then distribute to the teams a software update to solve the problem.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Wiemels is also skeptical about hastily drawing connections to pesticides.
    — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of hastily
Adverb
  • Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.
    — Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025
Definition of impetuously
Adverb
  • After rashly stealing a man’s cigarette lighter on the subway, Ingeborg trips while making her getaway, resulting in a tibia fracture that threatens to take her out of commission for months on end.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
  • No one should approach the AI situation rashly.
    — Revana Sharfuddin, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
Definition of rashly
Adverb
  • Moore plays Mona, a meek, thoroughly unseen wife and mother who impulsively decides to audition for a community theater musical despite having no experience.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than ignore anomalies or react impulsively, strategic leaders leverage their instinct to dig deeper, stress-test assumptions and uncover what’s hidden beneath corporate polish.
    — David Farbman, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of impulsively
Adverb
  • Kerry McCoy’s guitar juices up a mid-song gallop by abruptly pivoting from big and noisy to compressed and snarling; at the climax, everything cuts out for a second to spotlight a Daniel Tracy drum fill.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The first preview opens with an innocent domestic exchange between a mother and daughter that abruptly transforms into something strikingly disturbing.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of abruptly
Adverb
  • The mission of a traditional ER is to speedily identify the central problem and either fix it or admit the patient to the hospital for ongoing care.
    — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But the Speedwell proved unseaworthy, handling neither speedily nor well.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of speedily
Adverb
  • But the parks department will involve law enforcement when people behave recklessly, parks director Nick Walker said.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Court records show he's been charged with third-degree murder, strangulation, involuntary manslaughter and recklessly endangering another person.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of recklessly
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