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pertinent adjective [ ˈpəːtɪnənt ]

• relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.
• "she asked me a lot of very pertinent questions"
Similar: relevant, to the point, apposite, appropriate, suitable, fitting, fit, apt, applicable, material, germane, to the purpose, apropos, ad rem, appurtenant,
Opposite: irrelevant, inappropriate,
Origin: late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin pertinent- ‘having reference to’, from the verb pertinere (see pertain).


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