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pertinent |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pertinent \Per"ti*nent\, a. [L. pertinens, -entis, p. pr of pertinere: cf F. pertinent. See {Pertain}.] 1. Belonging or related to the subject or matter in hand; fit or appropriate in any way adapted to the end proposed; apposite; material; relevant; as pertinent illustrations or arguments; pertinent evidence. 2. Regarding; concerning; belonging; pertaining. [R.] ``Pertinent unto faith.'' --Hooker. Syn: Apposite; relevant; suitable; appropriate; fit -- {Per"ti*nent*ly}, adv -- {Per"ti*nent*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pertinent adj 1: having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand; "a list of articles pertinent to the duscussion"; "remarks that were to the point" [syn: {to the point(p)}] 2: being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply" [syn: {apposite}, {appropriate}, {apt}]
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