Dictionary Entry
pertinent
pertinent is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
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.
- 2adjective
Regarding; concerning; belonging; pertaining.
- 3adjective
being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
"the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"
"an apt reply"
- 4adjective
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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