from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
pertinently
adv 1: 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"
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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2. Regarding; concerning; belonging; pertaining. [R.]
"Pertinent unto faith." --Hooker.
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Syn: Apposite; relevant; suitable; appropriate; fit.
[1913 Webster] -- {Per"ti*nent*ly}, adv. --
{Per"ti*nent*ness}, n.
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