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pertinently |
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]: pertinently adv : in a pertinent way "what is singular about his use of them is that no other artist, of his time or any other has painted them so directly, intimately and pertinently"
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