2 meanings
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1 —as in:
unusual attire, but apropos
Definition
of an appropriate or pertinent nature- The story was apropos.
apropos = of an appropriate or pertinent nature
- "Yes," returned Mr. Hyde, "It is as well we have met; and apropos, you should have my address."Stevenson, Robert Louis -- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
apropos = of an appropriate or pertinent nature
2 —as in:
Apropos, did you hear from John?
Definition
use to introduce a related item as in: "regarding"; or "speaking of that"; or "incidentally"- Apropos, can you lend me some money for the weekend?
apropos = use to introduce a related item as in: "regarding"; or "speaking of that"; or "incidentally"
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- Apropos, you have reminded me of something.Dostoyevsky, Fyodor -- The Gambler
- Apropos of marrying, I hope our friend Adam will get settled, now the poor old man's gone.Eliot, George -- Adam Bede
- We were silent for a while, and suddenly Lucy murmured as if to herself . . . "His red eyes again! They are just the same."
It was such an odd expression, coming apropos of nothing, that it quite startled me.Bram Stoker -- Dracula - "The old Morgan place up at the Glen is for sale," said Gilbert, apropos of nothing in especial.Montgomery, Lucy Maud -- Anne's House of Dreams
- It was such an odd expression, coming apropos of nothing, that it quite startled me.Stoker, Bram -- Dracula
- I reminded my friend, apropos of the concierges, that he had not yet told me what had led him to get them set at liberty.Leroux, Gaston -- The Mystery of the Yellow Room
apropos = use to introduce a related item as in: "regarding"; or "speaking of that"; or "incidentally"
apropos = use to introduce a related item as in: "regarding"; or "speaking of that"; or "incidentally"
apropos = following
apropos = use to introduce a related item as in: "regarding"; or "speaking of that"; or "incidentally"