Pertinent
['pɜːtɪnənt] or ['pɝtnənt]
Definition
(adj.) having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand; 'a list of articles pertinent to the discussion'; 'remarks that were to the point' .
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Definition
(a.) 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.
(a.) Regarding; concerning; belonging; pertaining.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Fit, appropriate, suitable, relevant, apposite, adapted, applicable, proper, PAT, apropos, to the point, to the purpose.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Related, connected, appertaining, appropriate, fit, apposite, just, proper,congruous, applicable
ANT:Unrelated, unconnected, alien, inappropriate, impertinent, incongruous,discordant, repugnant, Perturb,[See AGITATE]
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Examples
- In this Project Gutenberg edition the pertinent information is in Chapter XXX, paragraph 90. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- It is curious and pertinent to note that a similar plebiscite taken by a technical journal among its expert readers had exactly the same result. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It is pertinent, however, to inquire why the idea is so current that work involves subordination of an activity to an ulterior material result. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- It is pertinent to note that in the history of the race the sciences grew gradually out from useful social occupations. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The next step was to divide the region into a number of sub-districts and institute a house-to-house canvass to ascertain precisely the data and conditions pertinent to the project. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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