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apropos

/ˌæp.ɹəˈpoʊ/ adjective C2
  1. Of an appropriate or pertinent nature.
  2. By the way, incidental.
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That trick of his of breaking in on his friends’ thoughts with an apropos remark after a quarter of an hour’s silence is really very showy and superficial.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 21 · B2
“Apropos,” continued he, “Franz is coming soon, but it will not interest you; you dislike him, I think?”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 704 · C1
Apropos, when do you aspect M.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 708 · C1
Debray told me——apropos, what has become of him?
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 781 · C1

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