Pertinent Definition

pûrtn-ənt
adjective
Having some connection with the matter at hand; relevant; to the point.
Webster's New World

Important with regard to (a subject or matter); relevant.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
relevantaptappositetimelysuitablerelativerelatedproportionateproportionalproperopportunematerialgermanefittingfelicitous
Antonyms:
inappropriateunsuitableirrelevantimpertinent

Origin of Pertinent

  • From French, from Latin pertinens, present participle of pertinere (“to extend, stretch out, belong, relate, pertain, have concern"), from per (“through") + tenere (“to hold").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French partenant, pertinent from Latin pertinēns pertinent- present participle of pertinēre to pertain pertain

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Pertinent Sentence Examples

  • So give me some pertinent facts.

  • After he returned my phone, he wrote down all our names and pertinent information.

  • The Deans took turns relating the story, careful to include all the pertinent details.

  • She has an uncanny way of sticking to pertinent details.

  • He thought about the redhead, but felt too ashamed to mention her, and reasoned it was not pertinent to the situation.

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Words Starting With

PPEPER

Words Ending With

TNTENT

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Words Starting With P and Ending With T

Starts With P & Ends With TStarts With PE & Ends With TStarts With P & Ends With NT

Word Length

9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With P9 Letter Words Ending With T
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