apropos vs howsoever

apropos

adv
  • To the purpose; appropriately. 

  • By the way. 

  • Timely; at a good time. 

prep
  • Regarding or concerning. 

adj
  • Of an appropriate or pertinent nature. 

  • by the way, incidental 

howsoever

adv
  • To whatever degree or extent. 

  • Regardless of the way in which. 

  • In any manner whatsoever. 

How often have the words apropos and howsoever occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )