felicitous
well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt; appropriate: The chairman's felicitous anecdote set everyone at ease.
having a special ability for suitable manner or expression, as a person.
Origin of felicitous
1confusables note For felicitous
Other words from felicitous
- fe·lic·i·tous·ly, adverb
- fe·lic·i·tous·ness, noun
- non·fe·lic·i·tous, adjective
- non·fe·lic·i·tous·ly, adverb
- non·fe·lic·i·tous·ness, noun
- un·fe·lic·i·tous, adjective
- un·fe·lic·i·tous·ly, adverb
- un·fe·lic·i·tous·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with felicitous
- felicitous , fortuitous, fortunate (see confusables note at fortuitous)
Words Nearby felicitous
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How to use felicitous in a sentence
What a felicitous choice of words: was it a coincidence that the Democratic opponent was a woman?
Sulzberger has been, at times, less than felicitous in his explanations.
Bits of drawing caught his attention, a free, felicitous line here and there evoking an approving grunt.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonThere is a pleasant fiction that we have morning excursions, daily; but history records but three such felicitous events.
Alone | Marion Harland"Only at the felicitous ingenuity of your highness's idea," answered the interpreter, pointing to the placard.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks | Bracebridge Hemyng
In connection with Chopin's production of tone, I must not omit to mention his felicitous utilisation of the loud and soft pedals.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksThus again Washington, with felicitous expression, points a paragraph at the 'chimney-corner heroes.'
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 | Egerton Ryerson
British Dictionary definitions for felicitous
/ (fɪˈlɪsɪtəs) /
well-chosen; apt
possessing an agreeable style
producing or marked by happiness
Derived forms of felicitous
- felicitously, adverb
- felicitousness, noun
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