apropos vs towards

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 

towards

adv
  • In the direction of something (indicated by context). 

adj
  • Near; at hand; in state of preparation; toward. 

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