apropos

[ ap-ruh-poh ]

adverb

1. fitting; at the right time; to the purpose; opportunely.
2. Obsolete. by the way.

adjective

1. opportune; pertinent:

   apropos remarks.

apropos

/ ˌæprəˈpəʊ /

adjective

1. appropriate; pertinent

adverb

1. appropriately or pertinently
2. by the way; incidentally
3. apropos of
   preposition with regard to; in respect of

Word History and Origins

Origin of apropos¹

First recorded in 1660–70; from French à propos literally, “to purpose,” from Latin ad prōpositum; ad-, proposition

Word History and Origins

Origin of apropos¹

C17: from French à propos to the purpose

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. apropos of, with reference to; in respect or regard to:

   apropos of the preceding statement.

Example Sentences

But her guests were apropos — it fits her music to have something soft yet vicious arriving out of nowhere to claim a lot of attention.

From Los Angeles Times

Those stories are all delivered with a twinkling eye-roll as if to say "Oh that wacky Trump, there he goes again" as if it's just a funny little anecdote, apropos of nothing.

From Salon

Over and over again he kept bringing it up, apropos of nothing, as if on a loop.

From Salon

Which is an apropos descriptor for the Mariners’ morose matinee, an 11-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Thursday.

From Seattle Times

As Bloomberg reported earlier this year apropos of Allegiant, “had the $1.9 billion stadium not been built at all, Las Vegas businesses wouldn’t have noticed the difference.”

From Los Angeles Times